"gundi" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gundis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gundi (plural gundis)
  1. Any of the several rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae. Categories (lifeform): Rodents Synonyms (any rodent of family Ctenodactylidae): ctenodactylid Derived forms: common gundi (taxonomic: Ctenodactylus gundi), desert gundi (taxonomic: Ctenodactylus vali), Felou gundi Felovia vae, Mzab gundi Massoutiera mzabi, North African gundi (alt: = common gundi), Speke's gundi Pectinator spekei, Val's gundi (alt: = desert gundi) Translations (rodent of the family Ctenodactylidae): gundi (Finnish), gundi [masculine] (Italian), qendî (Northern Kurdish)

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