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Tenrec

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Word	Definition
tendracnoun	Alternative form of tenrec. [Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.]

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Word	Definition
tendracnoun	Alternative form of tenrec. [Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.]
tanrecnoun	Archaic form of tenrec. [Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.]
tenrecidnoun	(zoology) Any member of the family Tenrecidae, the tenrecs
tenrecinenoun	Any tenrec of the subfamily Tenrecinae
rice tenrecnoun	Either of the two species in the Malagasy genus Oryzorictes.
tambotrikanoun	The lesser hedgehog tenrec.
mouse lemurnoun	Any of the nocturnal lemurs of the genus Microcebus native to Madagascar.
ctenodactylidnoun	(zoology) Any of the several rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae.
lemurnoun	Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
ctenomyidnoun	(zoology) Any rodent of the family Ctenomyidae.
tree ratnoun	(derogatory) A squirrel.
nesomyinenoun	Any Malagasy rodent of the subfamily Nesomyinae
fossanoun	A large nocturnal reddish-brown catlike mammal (Cryptoprocta ferox) of the civet family, endemic to the rainforests of Madagascar. It is slender, long-tailed and has retractile claws and anal scent glands.
ctenotusnoun	Any skink of the genus Ctenotus.
mosaic-tailed ratnoun	Any of various rodents of the genus Melomys.
ruffed lemurnoun	Any of several nocturnal lemurs of the genus Varecia, from Madagascar that have white ruffs around the face.
tamarinnoun	One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys of the genus Saguinus.
genetnoun	Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail.
microtine	(zoology) Of or relating to the subfamily Microtinae, including voles, lemmings and muskrats.
tree shrewnoun	A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.