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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TENREC

Via French from Malagasy tràndraka.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TENREC

tenrec  [ˈtɛnrɛk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENREC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tenrec is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TENREC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tenrec

Tenrec

The tenrec is a mammal of the family Tenrecidae, found on Madagascar and in parts of the African mainland. Tenrecs are widely diverse; as a result of convergent evolution, they resemble hedgehogs, shrews, opossums, mice and even otters. They occupy aquatic, arboreal, terrestrial and fossorial environments. Some of these species, including the greater hedgehog tenrec, can be found in the Madagascar dry deciduous forests.

Definition of tenrec in the English dictionary

The definition of tenrec in the dictionary is any small mammal, such as Tenrec ecaudatus, of the Madagascan family Tenrecidae, resembling hedgehogs or shrews: order Insectivora.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENREC


dreck
drɛk
rec
rɛk
reck
rɛk
shipwreck
ˈʃɪpˌrɛk
trek
trɛk
varec
ˈværɛk
wreck
rɛk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENREC

tenotomies
tenotomist
tenotomy
tenovaginitis
tenpence
tenpenny
tenpin
tenpin bowling
tenpins
tenpounder
TENS
tense
tense logic
tenseless
tensely
tenseness
tensibility
tensible
tensibleness
tensibly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENREC

alec
arcsec
Aztec
codec
cosec
Dec
ec
elec
fennec
Lautrec
Liberec
Malbec
on spec
pec
Quebec
sec
Sosnowiec
spec
tec
Toulouse-Lautrec

Synonyms and antonyms of tenrec in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tenrec» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENREC

Find out the translation of tenrec to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tenrec from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tenrec» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tenrec
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tenrec
570 millions of speakers

English

tenrec
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tenrec
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

tenrec
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tenrec
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenrec
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tenrec
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tenrec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tenrec
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tenrec
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テンレック
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tenrec
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tenrec
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tenrec
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दहारेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tenrec
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tenrec
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tenrec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tenrec
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tenrec
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

tenrec
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tenrec
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tenrec
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tenrec
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tenrec

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENREC»

The term «tenrec» is regularly used and occupies the 99.590 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENREC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tenrec» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tenrec» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tenrec

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENREC»

Discover the use of tenrec in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tenrec and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Sweetfish - tree snake
A streaked tenrec in the Perinet Reserve, Madagascar. In the wild this species digs a personal burrow up to 20 inches (50 cm) long, or shares a tunnel system with others. Earthworms form the bulk of its diet.
‎2002
2
Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
The web-footed tenrec (Limnogale mergulus) has a long, laterally flattened tail and webbed hind feet and looks like a small muskrat. It preys on fish, amphibians , and aquatic invertebrates in rivers, lakes, and marshes. This species is limited to  ...
‎2007
3
Tenrec's Twigs
A beautifully illustrated story with a message, about how Tenrec (a shy little animal from Madagascar) seeks reassurance that his passion for building things out of twigs is not in vain.
Bert Kitchen, 1989
4
Walker's Mammals of the World
Long-tailed tenrec, or shrewlike tenrec (Microgale dobsoni), photo by John Eisenberg. that M. dobsoni is basically solitary and well spaced in the wild. Strange individuals are antagonistic toward one another and sometimes fight, but a male ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 1999
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Echolocation in Bats and Dolphins
The duration of tenrec clicks was short (0.2-1.2 ms). Peak frequency in Hemicentes clicks was 10-16 kHz. Clicks were produced singly, in doublets, or in triplets. When emitting clicks. Echinops licks its lips, moving the tongue laterally and ...
Jeanette A. Thomas, Cynthia F. Moss, Marianne Vater, 2004
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1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
... Solenodon Haitian Solenodon E E Cuba Large-eared Tenrec К Eastern Large- eared Tenrec I Aquatic Tenrec I Short-tailed Shrew-tenrec К Large-footed Shrew- tenrec К Drouhard's Shrew-tenrec К Gracile Shrew-tenrec К Lesser Long-tailed ...
‎1990
7
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
If the hedgehog or tenrec appears to be eligible to be imported into the United States, APHIS will issue an import permit indicating the applicable requirements under this subpart for the importation of the hedgehog or tenrec. Even though an  ...
‎2003
8
Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... Shrewlike Tenrecs; Shrew Tenrecs; Shrew Tanrecs d Kleintanreks; Langschwanztanreks; Spitzmaustanreks f Microgales Microgale brevicaudata Soricomorpha - Tenrecidae e Short-tailed Shrew Tenrec; Shorttailed Shrew Tanrec Microgale ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
9
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Animals and Animal ...
No person may import a hedgehog or tenrec into the United States unless it is accompanied by an import permit issued by APHIS and is imported into the United States within 30 days after the proposed date of arrival stated in the import permit ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), U. s. Government Printing Office, 2012
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
§93.705 Health certificate. (a) No person may import a hedgehog or tenrec into the United States unless it is accompanied by a health certificate either issued by a full-time salaried veterinary officer of the national government of the exporting ...
‎1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENREC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tenrec is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Madagascar' at the Bruce Museum Displays Rare Flora and Fauna
Tenrecs, lemurs, rodents and carnivores have evolved into multiple species that have spread out to the different habitats. At one time, there was a pygmy hippo, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Little homes for 'hogs': can Seychelles design student's invention …
An avid scuba diver and outdoor enthusiast, Frichot finds hedgehogs to be quite similar to the tenrec, (tenrec ecaudatus), a species found abundantly in the ... «Seychelles News Agency, Jul 15»
3
Những loài động vật kỳ cục nhất thế giới
Tenrec: Đây là một loài động vật có vú và những chiếc gai như lông nhím có tác dụng tự vệ bằng cách phóng gai vào mũi hoặc bàn chân kẻ thù. Tenrec thường ... «Tấm Gương, Jun 15»
4
Prickly pair hog the limelight at Dudley Zoo show
Despite its appearance, the lesser hedgehog tenrec is really the cousin of aardvarks, sea cows and elephants, and not closely related to hedgehogs at all. «shropshirestar.com, Jun 15»
5
The world's weirdest animals - and where to see them
In bold yellow and brown stripes, the tenrec weighs about 200g and feeds on ... The lowland streaked tenrec inhabits northern and eastern Madagascar. (Photo: ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Interview: David Krumholtz Gets Animated in All Hail King Julien and …
Now Krumholtz is taking his first big leap into animation by voicing the scientifically-oriented tenrec in the Dreamworks Animation series “All Hail King Julien,” ... «ComingSoon.net, Apr 15»
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Coffee Addiction Reigns in Exclusive Clip from All Hail King Julien
A prickly, sarcastic tenrec (similar to a hedgehog) who conducts experiments and builds things out of the various junk that washes up on shore, Timo is also ... «ComingSoon.net, Apr 15»
8
Exclusive Clip: Discovering the Secrets of the 'Magic Juicer' in …
The clip features King Julien, Maurice (an Aye-Aye lemur), Mort (a mouse lemur), and Timo (a tenrec, which is similar to a hedgehog, voiced by David Krumholtz) ... «Parade, Apr 15»
9
David Krumholtz Tells Us All About His Role as TIMO in Netflix's 'All …
We loved David in The Santa Clause movies, and soon, we'll be hearing him as Timo, the brainy tenrec, an asset to the King's throne. See what David had to tell ... «Fanlala, Mar 15»
10
Jazz hands! Devon zoo animals captured having a dance
A dancing duo of lesser tenrecs have been caught on camera appearing to perform jazz hands together. The snap shows the pair perched on the ground with ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Feb 15»

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