dassie

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/

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dassie (plural dassies)

1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

   The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

• hyrax

• dassie rat

• boomdas
• dassiepis

• Desais, Daises, A-sides, daises, Deasis, daïses, asides

das +‎ -ie. From das (“badger; hyrax”) +‎ -ie (diminutive).

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.si/

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dassie (plural dassies)

1. rock hyrax, dassie

   Synonym: klipdas

• dassiepis

• → English: dassie