dassie

[ das-ee, dah-see ]

noun

1. hyrax.

dassie

/ ˈdæsɪ /

noun

1. another name for a hyrax, esp the rock hyrax

Word History and Origins

Origin of dassie¹

1780–90; < Afrikaans, diminutive of das; das

Word History and Origins

Origin of dassie¹

C19: from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

On the southwestern coastal deserts of Africa, dassie rats create abodes not all that unlike those of the packrats or vizcachas.

From Popular-Science

The witnesses in this case are all natives residing at Dassie Klip, who knew the assailants well.

From Project Gutenberg

At the Cape they are known to the Dutch as dass (badger), which has been anglicized into “dassie.”

From Project Gutenberg