tendrac ['tendræk]
n.
[动]马岛猬(产于非洲马达加斯加的无尾猬)
tendrac[ noun ]
small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog
<noun.animal>
Tendrac \Ten"drac\, n. [See {Tenrec}.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of small insectivores of the
family {Centetid[ae]}, belonging to {Ericulus}, {Echinope},
and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or
less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice
tendrac ({Oryzorictes hora}) is very injurious to rice crops.
Some of the species are called also {tenrec}.