| slovo | definícia |
tendrac
(encz) | tendrac, n: |
Tendrac
(gcide) | Tendrac \Ten"drac\, n. [See Tenrec.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small insectivores of the
family Centetidae, 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.
[1913 Webster] |
tendrac
(wn) | tendrac
n 1: small often spiny insectivorous mammal of Madagascar;
resembles a hedgehog [syn: tenrec, tendrac] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Tendrac
(gcide) | Tendrac \Ten"drac\, n. [See Tenrec.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of small insectivores of the
family Centetidae, 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.
[1913 Webster] |
|