Dasogale
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Greater_Hedgehog_Tenrec_%28Setifer_setosus%29.jpg/220px-Greater_Hedgehog_Tenrec_%28Setifer_setosus%29.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin 1930, apparently from Ancient Greek δασύς (dasús, “shaggy”) + γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, ferret, and similar animals”)
Proper noun
[edit]Dasogale f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Tenrecidae – former name of Setifer.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Dasogale fontoynonti