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sengi

American  
[seng-gee] / ˈsɛŋ gi /

noun

plural

sengi
  1. a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.


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The method was tested on two nearly indistinguishable species of sengi and achieved accuracy rates as high as 96 percent, offering a promising new tool for conservation science.

From Science Daily

While the two sengi species look alike, their feet are not exactly the same.

From Science Daily

Among the rediscovered animals are two species in Africa: a tiny mouse-size elephant shrew called the Somali sengi in Djibouti, and the Voeltzkow’s chameleon in Madagascar.

From Washington Post

“For us living in Djibouti, and by extension the Horn of Africa, we never considered the sengis to be ‘lost,’ but this new research does bring the Somali sengi back into the scientific community, which we value,” study co-author Houssein Rayaleh said in the statement.

From Fox News

The researchers found S. sengi after setting more than 1,200 traps at 12 locations during their 2019 expedition, using a bait comprised of peanut butter, oatmeal and yeast.

From Fox News