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tendrac

tendrac

9.9
A small spiny animal from Madagascar that eats insects and looks like a hedgehog
  • noun
translation icon : tenrec
  • With its spiny coat, the tendrac can be easily mistaken for a hedgehog.

Examples

  • Researchers observed a tendrac foraging for insects at dusk.

  • The tendrac is well adapted to life among the forests of Madagascar.

  • The tendrac is a unique creature found in Madagascar.

  • Have you ever seen a tendrac in the wild?

  • Researchers observed a tendrac foraging for insects at dusk.

  • The tendrac is well adapted to life among the forests of Madagascar.

  • With its spiny coat, the tendrac can be easily mistaken for a hedgehog.

Synonyms

tenrec
vstendrac
1 9.9

A small spiny animal from Madagascar that looks like a hedgehog

has identical meaning but appears as an alternate spelling or form

Surface Forms

tendrac singular
tendracs plural

Etymology

The word tendrac comes from a Malagasy name for a small, spiny mammal and is like the related word tenrec. Think of a hedgehog to remember it, because tendrac means a small, 'insect-eating' mammal from Madagascar.