dassie

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Noun

dassie (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

Related terms

• dassiepis

Translations

• French: daman

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