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tenrec

Main Entry:: ten·rec
Pronunciation:: \ˈten-ˌrek\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from Malagasy tàndraka
Date:: circa 1785

: any of numerous small often spiny mammalian insectivores (family Tenrecidae) chiefly of Madagascar

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