hyraxes
Variant of hyrax
hyrax
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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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