hyrax
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See also: Hyrax
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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