rock badger

English

Etymology

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

Noun

rock badger (plural rock badgers)

Any of species Procavia capensis of mammals with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, 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

rock rabbit
rock hyrax
Cape hyrax
Cape rock hyrax
dassie (South African English)
coney (Biblical English word)

Coordinate terms

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