"dassie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdæs.i/, /ˈdɑs.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-dassie.wav [Southern-England] Forms: dassies [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|af|dassie}} Afrikaans dassie, {{der|en|nl|das||badger}} Dutch das (“badger”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dassie (plural dassies)
  1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax. Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes Synonyms: hyrax Derived forms: dassie rat Related terms: boomdas, dassiepis Translations (rock hyrax): dassie (Afrikaans), klipdas (Afrikaans), prokaviulo (Esperanto), daman [masculine] (French), góralek przylądkowy [masculine] (Polish), pelele (Swahili), kwanga (Swahili)

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