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tenrec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ten-rec
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.

Etymology

From French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka or trandraka related to Malay landak (“porcupine”); English from 18th century.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tenrecs (plural) tanrec (alternative) tendrac (alternative)

Phrases

hedgehog tenrec Major's long-tailed tenrec rice tenrec

Synonyms

tenrecid tendrac

Questions

What does tenrec mean?
Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.
Where does tenrec come from?
From French tanrec, from Malagasy tàndraka or trandraka related to Malay landak (“porcupine”); English from 18th century.

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