hyrax
any of several species of small mammals of the order Hyracoidea, of Africa and the Mediterranean region, having short legs, ears, and tail, and hooflike nails on the toes.
Origin of hyrax
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How to use hyrax in a sentence
In fact the hyraxes were then almost as distinct from other mammals as they are at the present day.
The tree hyraxes, out-screeched and outnumbered, fell into silence or withdrew.
The Leopard Woman | Stewart Edward White
British Dictionary definitions for hyrax
/ (ˈhaɪræks) /
any agile herbivorous mammal of the family Procaviidae and order Hyracoidea, of Africa and SW Asia, such as Procavia capensis (rock hyrax). They resemble rodents but have feet with hooflike toes: Also called: dassie, ((South African)) rock rabbit
Origin of hyrax
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