Tenrec
Pronunciation : Ten"rec
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, tandrec.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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