HYRAX Meaning of HYRAX in English [ 'hʌɪraks ]■ noun a small short-tailed herbivorous mammal, found in Africa and Arabia. [Family Procaviidae: several species.]OriginC19: mod. L., from Gk hurax 'shrew-mouse'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004