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Answer for the clue "Insect-eater of Madagascar ", 6 letters:
tenrec

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar; resembles a hedgehog [syn: tendrac ]

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 ...