rock badger

English

Etymology

From rock +‎ badger. From Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

Noun

rock badger (plural rock badgers)

  1. Any of species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
    1. An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

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