| hyrax | <zoology> 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. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Shrew mouse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| hyraxes | Any of certain small mammals of the order hyracoidea. (12 Dec 1998) |