'dassy' definitions:
Definition of 'dassy'
From: 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]