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dassie
das·sie D0034500 (dăs′ē)n. See hyrax.
[Afrikaans, diminutive of das, badger, from Middle Dutch; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]dassie (ˈdæsɪ) n (Animals) another name for a hyrax, esp the rock hyrax[C19: from Afrikaans]hy•rax (ˈhaɪ ræks)
n., pl. -rax•es, -ra•ces (-rəˌsiz) any small, short-legged mammal of the order Hyracoidea, of Africa and SW Asia, having hooflike nails on the toes. Also called dassie. [1825–35; < New Latin < Greek hýrax, s. hýrak- shrewmouse] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dassie - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toescony, das, hyrax, coneyeutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupialsfamily Procaviidae, Procaviidae - includes all recent members of the order HyracoideaProcavia capensis, rock hyrax, rock rabbit - hyrax that lives in rocky areas |
Translationsdassie
dassie: see hyraxhyrax
, name for rabbit-sized mammals of Africa and SW Asia comprising the family Procavidae. Although rodentlike in appearance, hyraxes are hoofed mammals, or ungulates (see Chordata), most closely related to elephants and sea cows.
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Related to dassie: rock hyraxSynonyms for dassienoun any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toesSynonymsRelated Words- eutherian
- eutherian mammal
- placental
- placental mammal
- family Procaviidae
- Procaviidae
- Procavia capensis
- rock hyrax
- rock rabbit
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