gundi
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Etymology
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Noun
gundi (plural gundis)
- Any of the several rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae.
- 1968, Gary Laval Ranck, The Rodents of Libya: Taxonomy, Ecology and Zoogeographical Relationships, page 258,
- 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.
- 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.
- 1968, Gary Laval Ranck, The Rodents of Libya: Taxonomy, Ecology and Zoogeographical Relationships, page 258,
Synonyms
- (any rodent of family Ctenodactylidae): ctenodactylid
Derived terms
Derived terms
- common gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi)
- desert gundi (Ctenodactylus vali)
- Felou gundi Felovia vae
- Mzab gundi Massoutiera mzabi
- North African gundi (= common gundi)
- Speke's gundi Pectinator spekei
- Val's gundi (= desert gundi)
Translations
References
gundi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Ctenodactylidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Ctenodactylidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Finnish
Declension
Inflection of gundi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | gundi | gundit | |
genitive | gundin | gundien | |
partitive | gundia | gundeja | |
illative | gundiin | gundeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | gundi | gundit | |
accusative | nom. | gundi | gundit |
gen. | gundin | ||
genitive | gundin | gundien | |
partitive | gundia | gundeja | |
inessive | gundissa | gundeissa | |
elative | gundista | gundeista | |
illative | gundiin | gundeihin | |
adessive | gundilla | gundeilla | |
ablative | gundilta | gundeilta | |
allative | gundille | gundeille | |
essive | gundina | gundeina | |
translative | gundiksi | gundeiksi | |
instructive | — | gundein | |
abessive | gunditta | gundeitta | |
comitative | — | gundeineen |
Hyponyms
- aavikkogundi, algeriangundi, Ctenodactylus vali (Val’s gundi)
- länsiafrikangundi, senegalingundi, Felovia vae (Felou gundi)
- mzabingundi, saharangundi, Massoutiera mzabi (Mzab gundi)
- spekengundi, somaliangundi, Pectinator spekei (Speke’s pectinator)
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