Dassy

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daman \Da"man\ (d[aum]"m[.a]n), n. (Zool.)
     A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species
     found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of
     Northern Africa is {Hyrax Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko},
     {dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.
     [1913 Webster]