dassie
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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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Translations[edit]
rock hyrax
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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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