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单词 dassie
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Definition of dassie in English:

dassie

nounPlural dassies ˈdasiˈdasē
  • 1A hyrax (mammal), especially the rock hyrax of southern Africa.

    Family Procaviidae, in particular Procavia capensis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some of these dassies, these hyraxes, went into the rocks, but this one actually climbs into the treetops.
    • Mountain rhebuck, duiker, jackal, mongoose, porcupine and dassie now live in the Reserve.
    • Back at the campsite, spotted hyenas and dassies can be seen at dusk and into the night.
    • They have observed that when caracal numbers in their region are moderate, that there is an increase in natural prey animals such as hares, steenbok and dassies.
    • The fur of a dassie rat is soft and silky, but there is no underfur.
  • 2South African A silvery marine fish with dark fins and a black spot on the tail, found around African and Mediterranean coasts.

    Diplodus sargus, family Sparidae

Origin

Late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from South African Dutch dasje, diminutive of Dutch das 'badger'; the fish is said to have been named because of a perceived resemblance (in its habit of frequenting rocks, or from its shy nature) to the rock hyrax.

 
 

Definition of dassie in US English:

dassie

nounˈdasē
  • A hyrax, especially the rock hyrax of southern Africa.

    Family Procaviidae, in particular Procavia capensis

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They have observed that when caracal numbers in their region are moderate, that there is an increase in natural prey animals such as hares, steenbok and dassies.
    • Mountain rhebuck, duiker, jackal, mongoose, porcupine and dassie now live in the Reserve.
    • Some of these dassies, these hyraxes, went into the rocks, but this one actually climbs into the treetops.
    • Back at the campsite, spotted hyenas and dassies can be seen at dusk and into the night.
    • The fur of a dassie rat is soft and silky, but there is no underfur.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Afrikaans, from South African Dutch dasje, diminutive of Dutch das ‘badger’; the fish is said to have been named because of a perceived resemblance (in its habit of frequenting rocks, or from its shy nature) to the rock hyrax.

 
 
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