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dassie

[ das-ee, dah-see ]

noun



dassie

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. another name for a hyrax, esp the rock hyrax
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dassie1

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