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dassie
[das-ee, dah-see]
dassie
/ ˈdæsɪ /
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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It had spotted a dassie on the cliff.
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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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She still managed to bring down the occasional hare or dassie, but she had to spend a long time hunting them.
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