dassie(n = noun.animal)coney, cony, das, hyrax - any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes;
, n. S.Afr.
1 the Cape hyrax Procavia capensis. Also called rock-rabbit (see ROCK(1)).
2 a small coastal fish Diplodus sargus with rows of black stripes.