Tenrecidae
Tenrecidae (otter shrew, tenrec; suborder Lipotyphla, superfamily Soricoidea) A family of insectivores in which a cloaca is present, and in which the cusps of he molar teeth form a triangular V shape, except in the Potamogalinae, where they form a W shape. The Tenrecidae have undergone adaptive radiation to produce forms resembling shrews, moles, and hedgehogs, and Potamogale (otter shrew) is an aquatic form closely resembling true otters. Some are larger than most insectivores, one of the tenrecs attaining a length of 50 cm and P. velox (giant otter shrew) 60 cm. The Tenrecidae occur only in W. and Central Africa (Potamogalinae) and Madagascar (Tenrecinae). There are 11 genera, with 33 species.
tanrec
tanrec, tenrec insectivorous mammal allied to the hedgehog. XVIII. — F. tanrec — Malagasy t(r)āndraka.
More From encyclopedia.com
Shape , shape / shāp/ • n. 1. the external form or appearance characteristic of someone or something; the outline of an area or figure: she liked the shape o… Form , FORM
From the Latin forma, a term signifying figure or shape or "that which is seen" (Gr. ε[symbol omitted]δος) and having many derived meanings, suc… Calcareous Sponges , Calcarea (Calcispongea; phylum Porifera) A class of marine sponges that have a skeleton of calcareous spicules. Forms displaying leucon structure are… Erica , erica •bicker, clicker, dicker, flicker, kicker, liquor, nicker, picker, pricker, shicker, slicker, snicker, sticker, ticker, tricker, vicar, whicker… Sphenoid , sphenoid A wedge-shaped, four-faced, closed form, normally occurring in the tetragonal or orthorhombic crystal systems, but with a special form (the… spindle attachment , spindle attachment The region of attachment on a chromosome that links it to the spindle at mitosis or meiosis. Its position determines its shape at…
About this article
tenrec
All Sources -
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
tenrec