hedgehog tenrec

A form of lesser hedgehog tenrec — A species of tenrec (Echinops telfairi) that superficially resembles a hedgehog, endemic to Madagascar.

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Meanings

nounhedgehog tenrec (plural hedgehog tenrecs)

plural hedgehog tenrecs

  1. abbreviationShort for lesser hedgehog tenrec (“Echinops telfairi”)
  2. abbreviationShort for greater hedgehog tenrec (“Setifer setosus”)
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