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Hyrax n. (Zool.) Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (Hyrax capensis) of South Africa. Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Bedouins assembled below the hill, suspecting as usual some magical practices, and, had they known the truth, our journey might have ended abruptly. Descending, I found porcupines' quills in abundance [36], and shot a rock pigeon called Elal- jog—the "Dweller at wells." At the foot a "Baune" or Hyrax Abyssinicus, resembling the Coney of Palestine [37], was observed at its favourite pastime of sunning ...

— First footsteps in East Africa • Richard F. Burton

Words linked to "Hyrax" : rock hyrax, Procavia capensis, eutherian mammal, family Procaviidae, das, placental mammal, rock rabbit, eutherian, cony, Procaviidae, coney