Gundi

Quick meaning: Gundi is a noun meaning Any of the several North African rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae.

Meaning

Any of the several North African rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae.

Example Sentences

1999, Gundi, entry in Michael A. Mares (editor), Encyclopedia of Deserts, page 258, Gundis occur over most of North Africa, including the western Sahara Desert and Sahel west of 15° east longitude, from Mauritania to Libya and Chad.

The fact that specimens were collected and observed only in the higher portions of the gebel near Rumia is a direct result of my efforts having been concentrated there and does not indicate that gundis are most abundant at higher elevations or that they do not occur at lower elevations.

2001, Gundis, entry in Peter Haggett (editor), Encyclopedia of World Geography, Volume 24, page 2220, Small balls of soft fur scampering up vertical rock faces, trilling and chirping like flocks of birds: these are the gundis, a curious family of rock-dwelling rodents that are found only in northern Africa. Four species of gundi live in the Sahara, one in the Horn of Africa.

Word Forms

• gundis

Synonyms for gundi

Depending on context, synonyms include ctenodactylid.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ctenodactylid, cavy, ctenomyid, ctenodactyloid, civet, caviid.

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