Definitions for dassieˈdæs i, ˈdɑ si
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
das•sieˈdæs i, ˈdɑ si(n.)
Category: Zoology, Mammals
Ref: hyrax .
Origin of dassie:
1780–90; < Afrik, dim. of das, with same sense; cf. D, MD das badger
Princeton's WordNet
hyrax, coney, cony, dassie, das(noun)
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
Wiktionary
dassie(Noun)
A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea. The rock hyrax.
Origin: das: badger through Afrikaans.
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