tendrac (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *tendrac*:
NOUN	animal	tendrac, tenrec	small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar / Madagascar

English > *tendrac*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar / Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog.
Synonym	tenrec
Member of	Tenrecidae, family Tenrecidae	tenrecs and extinct related forms
Narrower	tailless tenrec, Tenrec ecaudatus	prolific animal that feeds chiefly on earthworms
Broader	insectivore	small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial / terrestrial or fossorial mammals
Spanish	tendrac, tenrec
Catalan	tendrac, tenrec

HyperDic: tendrac