dassie
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das·sie
(dăs′ē)n.
See hyrax.
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dassie
(ˈdæsɪ)n
(Animals) another name for a hyrax, esp the rock hyrax
[C19: from Afrikaans]
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hy•rax
(ˈhaɪ ræks)n., pl. -rax•es, -ra•ces (-rəˌsiz)
any small, short-legged mammal of the order Hyracoidea, of Africa and SW Asia, having hooflike nails on the toes.
Also called dassie. [1825–35; < New Latin < Greek hýrax, s. hýrak- shrewmouse]
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| Noun | 1. |  dassie - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toeseutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials family Procaviidae, Procaviidae - includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea |
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