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]