gundi

noun

gun·​di

ˈgəndē

plural -s

: a short-tailed northern African rodent (Ctenodactylus gundi) about eight inches long that with a few related African forms comprises the family Ctenodactylidae see comb rat

Word History

Etymology

Maghrebi Arabic gundī, perhaps modification of Berber gerdi, gerda rat

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