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dassie

/ˈdæs.i/

dassie noun: a small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.

dassie: a small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax
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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

dassie meaning in Tamil

dassie in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும்

Synonyms of dassie

Forms of dassie

pluraldassies

Origin of dassie

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

Words formed from dassie

Phrases with dassie

Questions about dassie

What does dassie mean?
Dassie means a small, herbivorous mammal in the order Hyracoidea, the rock hyrax.
What is dassie in Tamil?
Dassie in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும். See Dassie meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dassie?
Dassie is a noun.
How do you pronounce dassie?
Dassie is pronounced /ˈdæs.i/.
What is the plural of dassie?
The plural of dassie is dassies.

Words near dassie in the dictionary

  1. dass
  2. Dassahra
  3. dassed
  4. Dassel
  5. dasses
  6. dassie
  7. dassie rat
  8. dassie rats
  9. dassiepis
  10. dassies
  11. Dassin

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: dassie (page history and authors); dassie (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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