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Tenrecidae

noun

tenrecs and extinct related forms

• Syn: ↑family Tenrecidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Insectivora, ↑order Insectivora

• Member Meronyms: ↑tenrec, ↑tendrac, ↑genus Tenrec

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\\tenˈresəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin Tenrec, type genus + -idae

: a family of insectivores comprising the tenrecs and with the West African otter shrew, the West Indian alamiqui, and extinct related forms often constituting a distinct superfamily of Insectivora

Useful english dictionary. 2012.