cten|o|dac|tyl

cten|o|dac|tyl «tehn uh DAK tuhl», noun.

a hystricomorphic rodent of northern Africa, with small ears, a stumpy tail, and hind limbs that have a fringe of bristles on the inner toes; comb rat; gundi.

╂[< New Latin Ctenodactylus the genus name < Greek kteís, ktenós comb + dáktylos toe, finger]