Dassie (Noun)
Meaning
Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The dassie is a common sight in the rocky mountains of southern Africa, where they live in small groups.
- As we climbed higher, we spotted a dassie peering out from behind a boulder, its large eyes alert.
- Dassies are expert climbers and often escape danger by fleeing up sheer rock faces.
- These rodent-like animals are built for agility, and it's amazing to watch a dassie leap between rocks with ease.
- The dassie we saw had distinctive dark stripes running along its back, a characteristic feature of the species.