Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Daman \Da"man\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species
   found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of
   Northern Africa is {H. Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko},
   {dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.