hyrax

H4Y4R1A1X8
/ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/

noun

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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ashkokoconeydamandassieawawaprocaviidconydas
OriginAncient Greek ὕραξ →
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Meanings

nounhyrax (plural hyraxes or hyraces)

plural hyraxes · plural hyraces

  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.

    Synonyms: ashkoko, coney, daman, dassie, awawa, procaviid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny 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.

Similar
ashkokoconeydamandassieawawaprocaviid

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
coneyconydassiedas
Broader
placentalplacental mammaleutherian
Also see
coneyconydasdassie

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὕραξ“shrewmouse”
  2. Englishhyrax

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

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Translations

Afrikaans dassie
  • dassiemammal of the order Hyracoidea
Arabic وَبْر, طَبْسُون
  • وَبْر (wabr)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • طَبْسُون (ṭabsūn)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Bulgarian даман
  • даман (daman)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Catalan damà
  • damàmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Chinese Mandarin 蹄兔
  • 蹄兔 (títù)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Czech daman
  • damanmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Danish klippegrævling
  • klippegrævlingmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Dutch klipdas
  • klipdasmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Esperanto hirako, prokavio
  • hirakomammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • prokaviomammal of the order Hyracoidea
Finnish tamaani
  • tamaanimammal of the order Hyracoidea
French daman
  • damanmammal of the order Hyracoidea
German Schliefer
  • Schliefermammal of the order Hyracoidea
Hebrew שָׁפָן
  • שָׁפָן (shafan)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Hungarian szirti borz
  • szirti borzmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Icelandic hnubbi, klettagrefingi
  • hnubbimammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • klettagrefingimammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • stökkhérimammal of the order Hyracoidea
Italian irace, procavia
  • iracemammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • procaviamammal of the order Hyracoidea
Japanese 岩狸
  • 岩狸 (iwadanuki)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Korean 바위너구리
  • 바위너구리 (bawineoguri)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Lithuanian damanas
  • damanasmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Malay hiraks
  • hiraksmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Persian خرگوش کوهی
  • خرگوش کوهی (xarguš-e kuhi)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Polish góralek
  • góralekmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Portuguese damão, hirax
  • damãomammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • hiraxmammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • híraxmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Romanian daman
  • damanmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Russian дама́н, жиря́к
  • дама́н (damán)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • жиря́к (žirják)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Slovak daman
  • damanmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Spanish damán
  • damánmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Swahili pelele, kwanga
  • pelelemammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • kwangamammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • wibarimammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • pimbimammal of the order Hyracoidea
Swedish hyrax, dass
  • hyraxmammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • dassmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Turkish daman, böbür
  • damanmammal of the order Hyracoidea
  • böbürmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Ukrainian дама́н
  • дама́н (damán)mammal of the order Hyracoidea
Vietnamese đa-man
  • đa-manmammal of the order Hyracoidea
Welsh cwning
  • cwningmammal of the order Hyracoidea
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