Meaning

1 senses

  1. 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.

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    дама́нdamán, жиря́кžirják

    дама́нdamán

    any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The hyrax is a small mammal native the desert.

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Translations

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By meaning 1
mammal of the order Hyracoidea:
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By meaning 1
mammal of the order Hyracoidea:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mammal of the order Hyracoidea:

Origin

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).

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Forms

plural: hyraxes / hyraces
Singularhyrax
Pluralhyraxes / hyraces

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Synonyms

8 synonyms
mammal:ashkokoconeydamandassieawawaprocaviid
Close in meaning
  • any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes:coneyconydassiedas

Word family

3 related words
Derivedbush hyraxhyracinerock hyrax

See also

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