das·sie (d s  )n. See hyrax. [Afrikaans, diminutive of das, badger, from Middle Dutch; see teks- in Indo-European roots.] |
dassie [ˈdæsɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for a hyrax esp the rock hyrax
[from Afrikaans]
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| Noun | 1. |  dassie - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toeseutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials family Procaviidae, Procaviidae - includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea |
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