hyrax

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/ === Noun === hyrax (plural hyraxes or hyraces) Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East. ==== Synonyms ==== (mammal): ashkoko, coney, daman, dassie, procaviid ==== Hyponyms ==== (mammal): bush hyrax, cirogrille, klipdachs, rock hyrax, tree hyrax ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “hyrax”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. hyrax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hyracoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies