hyraxes

Variant of hyrax

hyrax definition

hy·rax (hī′raks′)

noun pl. hyraxes -·rax′es or hyraces -·ra·ces′ (-rə sēz′)

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)

Etymology: ModL < Gr, shrew mouse < IE base *swer-, to hum, buzz > swarm

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