Meanings
nounrock hyrax (plural rock hyraxes or rock hyraces)
plural rock hyraxes · plural rock hyraces
- A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.
Synonyms: rock badger, Cape hyrax, dassie
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans dassie
- dassieProcavia capensis
Catalan damà roquer del Cap
- damà roquer del CapProcavia capensis
Finnish kalliotamaani, kapintamaani
- kalliotamaaniProcavia capensis
- kapintamaaniProcavia capensis
French daman des rochers
- daman des rochersProcavia capensis
German Klippschliefer
- KlippschlieferProcavia capensis
Italian irace del Capo
- irace del CapoProcavia capensis
Polish góralek przylądkowy
- góralek przylądkowyProcavia capensis
Portuguese damão, macópio
- damãoProcavia capensis
- macópioProcavia capensis
Russian ка́пский дама́н
- ка́пский дама́н (kápskij damán)Procavia capensis
Spanish damán roquero
- damán roqueroProcavia capensis
Swedish klipphyrax
- klipphyraxProcavia capensis
Cite this entry
APA
rock hyrax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20hyrax
MLA
“rock hyrax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20hyrax. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rock hyrax,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rock%20hyrax.
Source: rock hyrax on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.