Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The north African comb-rat, Ctenodactylus massoni.
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Examples
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America, says Mrs. Hassid, who is now 80 years old and lives with her oldest son and his family, has been good for gundi.
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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Other common mammal species include the Atlas gundi (Ctenodactylus gundi) and the Sahara gundi (Ctenodactylus vali).
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Locally threatened species include the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and the gundi (Ctenodactylus vali).
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Locally threatened species include Saharan gundi mouse Ctenodactylus vali and rock hyrax Procavia capensis.
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These include fat sand rats (Psammomys obesus and Psammomys vexillaris), which are adapted to feed on the leaves and stems of salty succulents, as well as other desert-adapted species such as Meriones shawi, M. crassus, Jaculus jaculus, J. orientalis, Massoutiera mzabi, Ctenodactylus vali, C. gundi, and Pachyuromys duprasi.
Saharan halophytics 2008
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As Roper's ears shot forward and he turned aside towards a clump of thick-set bushes, Dan chuckled in expectation, but all Roper found was a newly deserted gundi camp, and fresh tracks travelling eastwards -- tracks left during the night -- after our arrival at the river, of course.
We of the Never-Never Jeannie Gunn 1915
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Daun gundi or tabung bru (Nepenthes destillatoria) can scarcely be termed a flower, but is a very extraordinary climbing plant.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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During Passover when chickpeas, beans and lentils are considered off-limits, many Iranian Jews in Los Angeles replace the gundi with matzo balls.
NYT > Home Page By JOAN NATHAN 2010
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The second generation of Iranian Jews in California takes shortcuts, like using commercial gundi mixes.
NYT > Home Page By JOAN NATHAN 2010
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"I wouldn't tell her, but I buy prepared gundi, which I swear is as good as my mom's," Mrs. Nazarian said.
NYT > Home Page By JOAN NATHAN 2010
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