tenrec

== English == === Alternative forms === tanrec tendrac === Etymology === From French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka or trandraka related to Malay landak (“porcupine”); English from 18th century. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tenrec (plural tenrecs) Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar. ==== Synonyms ==== tenrecid ==== Hyponyms ==== greater hedgehog tenrec, lesser hedgehog tenrec, lowland streaked tenrec ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Blench, Roger; Walsh, Martin (2011), “Faunal names in Malagasy: their etymologies and implications for the prehistory of the East African coast”, in 11th International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics‎[1], Aussois, France, pages 1–31 === Further reading === tenrec on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Tenrecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Tenrecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === recent, center, centre, Recent, Center, Centre == French == === Noun === tenrec m (plural tenrecs) tenrec === Further reading === “tenrec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012