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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Dassie3.jpg/220px-Dassie3.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]dassie (plural dassies)
- A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.
- The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.
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[edit]Translations
[edit]rock hyrax
Anagrams
[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]das + -ie. diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dassie (plural dassies)
- rock hyrax, dassie
- Synonym: klipdas
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → English: dassie
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