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dassie
[ das-ee, dah-see ]
dassie
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- another name for a hyrax, esp the rock hyrax
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dassie1
C19: from Afrikaans
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Example Sentences
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She spent hours lurking by the dassie dens only to have them scale an almost vertical rock to escape.
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It is only the second time the small animals, also known as the rock rabbit or dassie, have reproduced since arriving at the safari park in 2012.
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The dassies too—watchful, silent and rubber-footed—played hide-and-seek with them in the cracks and crevices; but the dogs had no chance there.
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You believe me: that dassie cried out to warn the tiger.
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It was going to be one of those restless nights with the baboons awake and the dassies foraging.
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