tenrec
/ˈtenrek/noun
1- a small insectivorous mammal native to Madagascar, different kinds of which resemble hedgehogs, shrews, or small otters马岛猬。
1.1
- Several genera in the family Tenrecidae: many species, including the common (or tailless) tenrec (Tenrec ecaudatus), also found in the Comoro islands.马岛猬科中数属:多种, 包括普通马岛猬(拉丁名Tenrec ecaudatus), 该马岛猬也见于科摩罗群岛。
词源
late 18th cent.: from French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka.