rock badger

noun — 2 senses

rock badger

noun

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

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.

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
Coordinate terms: dassiepis, hyraceum

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