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hyraxes

Variant of hyrax

noun pl. hyraxes or hyraces

any of an order (Hyracoidea) of small, rodentlike mammals of Africa and SW Asia that feed on plants and live in rocky areas (genus Procavia) or in trees (genera Dendrohyrax and Heterohyrax)

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