Insectivorous mammal

• Small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar
• Insectivore of Madagascar
• Insect-eating mammal of Madagascar
• Hedgehog-like creature of Madagascar
• Hedgehog of Madagascar

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of several diverse small mammals, of the family Tenrecidae, many native to Madagascar.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A tenrec is any species of mammal within 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 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...