dassie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.
The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

Synonyms

hyrax

Related terms

dassiepis

Translations

rock hyrax

Esperanto: prokaviulo
French: daman (fr) m

Swahili: pelele, kwanga (sw)

Anagrams

A-sides, Daises, Desais, asides, daises, daïses

Afrikaans

Etymology

Diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

rock hyrax, dassie

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