dassie

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/ˈdæs.i//ˈdɑs.i/

noun

A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

“The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.”

Similar
hyraxconeyconydas
OriginAfrikaans dassie ← Dutch das →
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Meanings

noundassie (plural dassies)

plural dassies

  1. A small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

    The dassie is the closest living relative to the elephant.

    Synonyms: hyrax

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

Similar
hyrax

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

Similar
hyraxconeyconydas
Broader
placentalplacental mammaleutherian
Also see
cape hyraxcape rock hyraxconeyconydashyraxrock badgerrock hyrax

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Dutchdas“badger”
  2. Afrikaansdassie
  3. Englishdassie

Borrowed from Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

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Translations

Afrikaans dassie, klipdas
  • dassierock hyrax
  • klipdasrock hyrax
Esperanto prokaviulo
  • prokaviulorock hyrax
French daman
  • damanrock hyrax
Polish góralek przylądkowy
  • góralek przylądkowyrock hyrax
Swahili pelele, kwanga
  • pelelerock hyrax
  • kwangarock hyrax

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Deasis
Cite this entry
APA

dassie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dassie

MLA

“dassie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dassie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dassie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dassie.

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