das
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A small plant-eating mammal that lives on rocks in Africa and Asia
- noun
- South African
:
dassie
Synonyms
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A small plant-eating mammal that lives on rocks in Africa and Asia
focuses on relation to larger mammals rather than physical features
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A small furry animal from Africa and Asia that looks like a rodent but is related to elephants and manatees
mentions relation only to elephants and omits manatees
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A small animal that eats plants and lives on rocks in Africa and the Middle East
is found across wider regions rather than only rocky places
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A small rock-dwelling animal in Africa that looks like a rodent but is related to hoofed animals
specifies a closer relation to a particular large mammal
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Etymology
Das comes from the Afrikaans and Dutch name dassie, which meant 'little badger' and was used in South Africa for the rock hyrax. So think of a small 'badger-like' animal to remember that a das is a tiny, rabbit-like mammal that is surprisingly related to elephants.