"ctenodactylid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ctenodactylids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ctenodactylid (plural ctenodactylids)
  1. (zoology) Any of the several rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae. Wikipedia link: Gundi Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Rodents Synonyms (any species of family Ctenodactylidae): comb rat, gundi

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