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dassie (DAS-ee, DAH-see) - n., hyrax.
Another name for. Sometimes mistaken for a rodent, but their nearest relatives are actually elephants and manatees. Hyrax is the ancient Greek name for them, while dassie is the Afrikaans name, diminutive of das, badger (cognate of German Dach, as in Dachshund, which were bred to hunt them (badgers, not dassies)).
---L.
Another name for. Sometimes mistaken for a rodent, but their nearest relatives are actually elephants and manatees. Hyrax is the ancient Greek name for them, while dassie is the Afrikaans name, diminutive of das, badger (cognate of German Dach, as in Dachshund, which were bred to hunt them (badgers, not dassies)).
---L.
