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See also: Hyrax
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hyrax (plural hyraxes or hyraces)
- Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.
Synonyms[edit]
Hyponyms[edit]
- (small paenungulates): bush hyrax, cirogrille, klipdachs, rock hyrax, tree hyrax
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
mammal of the order Hyracoidea
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Further reading[edit]
- “hyrax”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- hyrax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hyracoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies