genus tenrec

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   type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofTenrecidae

Questions about genus tenrec

What does genus tenrec mean?

genus tenrec means "type genus of the family Tenrecidae: tenrecs".

Is genus tenrec a common word?

genus tenrec is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.