ˈbümˌdasē noun
( -s )
Etymology: Afrikaans boomdas, from boom tree (from Middle Dutch) + dassie, diminutive of das badger, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German boum tree and to Old High German dahs badger — more at beam , technical
: any of several African arboreal coneys (genus Dendrohyrax ) : tree hyrax