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Definition of Hyrax

Hyrax
Hyrax Hy"rax, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shrew mouse.] (Zo["o]l.) Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.

Meaning of Hyrax from wikipedia

- Hyraxes (from Ancient Gr**** ὕραξ hýrax 'shrew-mouse'), also called d****ies, are small, stout, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are...
- The rock hyrax (/ˈhaɪ.ræks/; Procavia capensis), also called d****ie, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some interpretations of a word used in the King...
- The tree hyrax or tree d****ie is a small nocturnal mammal native to Africa. Distantly related to elephants and sea cows, it comprises the four species...
- The yellow-spotted rock hyrax or bush hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei) is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi...
- The Benin tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax interfluvialis) is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from neighboring Dendrohyrax...
- tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree d****ie, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. The southern tree hyrax is...
- rock hyrax midden is a stratified ac****ulation of fecal pellets and a brown amber-like a urinary product known as hyraceum excreted by the rock hyrax and...
- Hyrax Hill is a prehistoric site near Nakuru in the Rift Valley province of Kenya. It is a rocky spur roughly half a kilometer in length, with an elevation...
- The western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), also called the western tree d****ie or Beecroft's tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family...
- tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax validus) is a species of mammal within the family Procaviidae. The eastern tree hyrax is the most localized of the tree hyrax species...