TENRECS

Noun

tenrecs

plural of tenrec

Anagrams

• centers, centres, scenter

Source: Wiktionary


TENREC

Ten"rec, n. Etym: [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, tandrec.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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