gundi

== English == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === gundi (plural gundis) Any of the several North African rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae. 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. 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. ==== Synonyms ==== (any rodent of family Ctenodactylidae): ctenodactylid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === gundi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ctenodactylidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Ctenodactylidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === dug in, gnudi, undig == Finnish == === Etymology === From English gundi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡundi/, [ˈɡundi] Rhymes: -undi Syllabification(key): gun‧di Hyphenation(key): gun‧di === Noun === gundi gundi, ctenodactylid common gundi, Ctenodactylus gundi (species of rodent) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== algeriangundi, aavikkogundi, Ctenodactylus vali (Val’s gundi) senegalingundi, länsiafrikangundi, Felovia vae (Felou gundi) saharangundi, mzabingundi, Massoutiera mzabi (Mzab gundi) somaliangundi, spekengundi, Pectinator spekei (Speke’s pectinator) ==== Derived terms ==== == Italian == === Noun === gundi m (invariable) common gundi, gundi, desert rat Synonym: ratto del deserto === Anagrams === gnudi == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Kachchi ગૂંધ (gūndh); compare Gujarati ગુંદ (gund). === Pronunciation === === Noun === gundi class IX (plural gundi class X) glue Synonym: gluu any sticky gum or paste === References ===