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Webster 1913 Edition


Daman

Da′man

(dä′mȧn)
,
Noun.
(Zool.)
A small herbivorous mammal of the genus
Hyrax
. The species found in Palestine and Syria is
Hyrax Syriacus
; that of Northern Africa is
Hyrax Brucei
; – called also
ashkoko
,
dassy
, and
rock rabbit
. See
Cony
, and
Hyrax
.

Definition 2024


Daman

Daman

See also: daman, damán, and dã man

English

Proper noun

Daman

  1. Capital of the union territory of Daman and Diu (India).
  2. A male given name used in India, derived from the Sanskrit equivalent of Ancient Greek Damian, the brother of Cosmas.

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daman

daman

See also: Daman, damán, and dã man

English

Noun

daman (plural damans)

  1. The hyrax.

Cebuano

Noun

daman

  1. parasomnia (especially sleeptalking and sleepwalking)

Verb

daman

  1. To sleepwalk or sleeptalk.

French

Noun

daman m (plural damans)

  1. hyrax (any species of the order Hyracoidea)

Derived terms

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Hiligaynon

Verb

damán

  1. sleeptalk