dassie
/ˈdæsɪ/noun
(pl.-ies)
1
- a hyrax, especially the rock hyrax of southern Africa（南非）蹄兔。
- ORIGIN: late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans, from South African Dutch dasje, diminutive of Dutch das badger.
1.1
- Family Procaviidae, in particular Procavia capensis.蹄兔科, 尤指非洲蹄兔。
2
- S. African a silvery marine fish with dark fins and a black spot on the tail. It lives around the coasts of Africa and the Mediterranean.〈南非〉重牙鲷, 小眼重牙鲷。
- [ORIGIN: late 19th cent.: said to have been named by early Dutch colonists, who saw a resemblance （in its habit of frequenting rocks, or from its shy nature, etc.） with the rock hyrax]
2.1
- Diplodus sargus, family Sparidae.拉丁名Diplodus sargus,鲷科。