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2024
dassie
dassie
English
Noun
dassie
(
plural
dassies
)
A small, herbivorous
mammal
in the order
Hyracoidea
, the
rock hyrax
.
The
dassie
is the closest living relative to the elephant.
Translations
rock hyrax
Esperanto:
prokaviulo
French:
daman
(fr)
m
Swahili:
pelele
,
kwanga
(sw)
Synonyms
hyrax
Related terms
dassiepis
Anagrams
asides
,
A-sides
,
daises
,
daïses
Etymology
From
Afrikaans
, from
Dutch
das
(
“
badger
”
)
.
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