different between mammal vs dassie

English

Etymology

Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?mæm?l/
• Hyphenation: mam?mal

Noun

mammal (plural mammals)

1. An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
2. (paleontology) A vertebrate with three bones in the inner ear and one in the jaw.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:mammal

Derived terms

Related terms

• mammarial
• mammary

Translations

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