English Explanatory Dictionary

rock badger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

Word forms

rock badger rock badgers

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Cape hyrax Cape rock hyrax coney dassie rock hyrax rock rabbit
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