different between hyraceum vs dassiepis

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ha??re?si?m/

Etymology

hyraces (“hyrax”) +? -ium.

Noun

hyraceum

1. The petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal midden piles of hyrax colonies.

Synonyms

• dassiepis (South African English)

Translations

French

Etymology

New Latin, from hyrax + -aceum

Noun

hyraceum ? (?)

1. hyraceum

Synonyms

• pierre d'Afrique

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin, from hyrax + -aceum.

Noun

hyraceum ? (?)

1. hyraceum

   Synonym: piedra de África

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassiepis.

Noun

dassiepis (uncountable)

1. (South Africa) hyraceum: the solidified urine of a dassie, used in folk medicine to treat epilepsy.

Related terms

• dassie

Afrikaans

Etymology

Compound of dassie (“hyrax”) +? pis (“piss, pee”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?da.si?p?s/
• Hyphenation: das?sie?pis

Noun

dassiepis (uncountable)

1. dassiepis, hyraceum

   Synonyms: dassiesweet, klipsweet

Descendants

• ? English: dassiepis