klipdachs

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klipdachs - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Klipdas \Klip"das\, Klipdachs \Klip"dachs`\, n. [D. klip cliff +
     das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zool.)
     A small mammal (Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It
     is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the
     daman. Called also rock rabbit.
     [1913 Webster]