rock badger

noun

Any member of the species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related to rodents, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.

Similar
Cape hyraxCape rock hyraxconeydassierock hyraxrock rabbit
OriginAfrikaans dassie ← Dutch das →
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Meanings

nounrock badger (plural rock badgers)

plural rock badgers

  1. Any member of the species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related to rodents, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
    1. An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

      Synonyms: Cape hyrax, Cape rock hyrax, coney, dassie, rock hyrax, rock rabbit

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

Similar
Cape hyraxCape rock hyraxconeydassierock hyraxrock rabbit
Also see
cape hyraxcape rock hyraxrock hyrax

Origin

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

From rock + badger. From Afrikaans dassie, from Dutch das (“badger”).

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APA

rock badger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20badger

MLA

“rock badger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20badger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock badger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20badger.

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