rock badger

English

noun
Definitions
  • The Procavia capensis (gloss=P. capensis). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.

Etymology

Compound from English rock (rock music, stone, move back and forth, rock and roll) + English badger derived from Afrikaans dassie (hyrax) derived from Dutch, Flemish das (badger, tie, necktie).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

das

Gloss

badger, tie, necktie

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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