Tĕn'ree, n.

noun

n. [The native name; Fr. tanrac, tanrec, and tendrac.] (Zoöl.) A small insectivorous quadruped, of the genus Centetes, allied to the hedge-hog, found in Madagascar and the Isle of France. [Written also tanrec and tendrac.]

A tenrec with a bristly coat, shown in profile.
Tenrec (Centetes setosus).