HYRAX


Meaning of HYRAX in English

noun 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.

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