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tenrec

tenrec noun: any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.

tenrec: any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar
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Noun

tenrec (plural tenrecs)

  1. Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
    Synonyms:
    tenrecid

tenrec meaning in Tamil and Thai

tenrec in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

tenrec in Thai

mammal of the family Tenrecidae
เทนเรค teen-rêek

Synonyms of tenrec

Forms of tenrec

pluraltenrecs
alternative formtanrec
alternative formtendrac

Origin of tenrec

From French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka or trandraka related to Malay landak (“porcupine”); English from 18th century.

Words formed from tenrec

Phrases with tenrec

Questions about tenrec

What does tenrec mean?
Tenrec means any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
What is tenrec in Tamil?
Tenrec in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Tenrec meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tenrec?
Tenrec is a noun.
What is the plural of tenrec?
The plural of tenrec is tenrecs.

Words near tenrec in the dictionary

  1. tenpounder
  2. tenpounders
  3. tenpura
  4. tenpuras
  5. Tenpyo
  6. tenrec
  7. tenrecid
  8. tenrecids
  9. tenrecine
  10. tenrecines
  11. tenreclike

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: tenrec (page history and authors); tenrec (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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