ctenodactylid

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ctenodactylid

noun ctenodactylids

Any of the several rodents of the family Ctenodactylidae. Miocene and Pliocene ctenodactylids are known from Asia and Africa. In the Oligocene forms cheek-teeth were brachydont, and all known fossil ctenodactylids retained P 4 and p 4, with these teeth showing various stages of reduction.
Similar: comb rat, gundi

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@misc{ctenodactylid_2026,
  title = {ctenodactylid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ctenodactylid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}