tenrec

See also: Tenrec

English

a lowland streaked tenrec (Hemicentetes semispinosus)

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

tenrec (plural tenrecs)

Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.

Hyponyms

greater hedgehog tenrec, lesser hedgehog tenrec, lowland streaked tenrec

Derived terms

rice tenrec

Translations

mammal of the family Tenrecidae

Chinese:
Mandarin: 馬島蝟／马岛猬 (Mǎdǎo wèi)
Finnish: tanrekki
Malagasy: sokina (mg)
Romanian: tanrec m
Turkish: tenrek

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, Aussois, France, pages 1–31

Further reading

Tenrecidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tenrecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Tenrecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

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French

Noun

tenrec m (plural tenrecs)

tenrec

Further reading

“tenrec”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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