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tenrec

[ ten-rek ]

noun

  1. any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.


tenrec

/ ˈ³ÙÉ›²Ô°ùÉ›°ì /

noun

  1. any small mammal, such as Tenrec ecaudatus ( tailless tenrec ), of the Madagascan family Tenrecidae, resembling hedgehogs or shrews: order Insectivora (insectivores)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tenrec1

1720–30; < French < Malagasy ³Ùà²Ô»å°ù²¹°ì²¹
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tenrec1

C18: via French from Malagasy ³Ù°ùà²Ô»å°ù²¹°ì²¹
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Some people can also echolocate by clicking their tongues, a behavior shared by only a few other animals, including tenrecs, a shrew-like animal from Madagascar, and the Vietnamese pygmy dormouse, which is effectively blind.

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It shows a Madagascar hedgehog tenrec taking a dust bath.

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Let’s say the markhor has a 73 percent chance of winning against the streaked tenrec.

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Makaela, 16, was full of information about the tenrec, a mammal found in Madagascar and parts of the African mainland.

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Anteaters, hedgehoglike animals called tenrecs, and rabbitlike hyraxes are doing fine, but gaurs, sloth bears, Bactrian camels, and bearded pigs are not.

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