tenrec
French, noun\tɑ̃.ʁɛk\
tenrec is spelled T-E-N-R-E-C (6 letters). Tenrec is a French masculine noun meaning “tenrec” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit mammifère insectivore de Madagascar et des îles de l’océan Indien ressemblant à un hérisson”.
What does tenrec mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetenrec
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit mammifère insectivore de Madagascar et des îles de l’océan Indien ressemblant à un hérisson.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tenrec
- tenrecs plural
- tanrec
- tanreg
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tenrec?
- \tɑ̃.ʁɛk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.