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.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Diminutive of das (“badger; hyrax”).

Noun

dassie (plural dassies)

  1. rock hyrax, dassie
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