boomdassie

\\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