'Tanrec' definitions:

Definition of 'Tanrec'

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  • Tanrec \Tan"rec\, n. (Zool.) Same as Tenrec. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'tanrec'

From: GCIDE
  • Tenrec \Ten"rec\, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac, tanrec, tandrec.] (Zool.) A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac. [1913 Webster]