dassie
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).
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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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rock hyrax
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
das + -ie. Diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).
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Noun edit
dassie (plural dassies)
- rock hyrax, dassie
- Synonym: klipdas
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- → English: dassie