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dassie

English

Etymology

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

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

  1. 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

Anagrams

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

Afrikaans

Etymology

das +? -ie.Diminutive of das (badger; hyrax).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?da.si/

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

  1. rock hyrax, dassie
    Synonym: klipdas

Derived terms

  • dassiepis

Descendants

  • ? English: dassie

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hyrax

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ???? (húrax, shrewmouse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ha?.?æks/

Noun

hyrax (plural hyraxes or hyraces)

  1. Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.

Synonyms

  • (small paenungulates): coney, dassie

Hyponyms

  • (small paenungulates): bush hyrax, cirogrille, klipdachs, rock hyrax, tree hyrax

Translations

Further reading

  • hyrax in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • hyrax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Hyracoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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