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hyrax

[ hahy-raks ]

noun

plural hyraxes, hyraces
  1. any of several species of small mammals of the order Hyracoidea, of Africa and the Mediterranean region, having short legs, ears, and tail, and hooflike nails on the toes.


hyrax

/ ˈ³ó²¹Éª°ùæ°ì²õ /

noun

  1. any agile herbivorous mammal of the family Procaviidae and order Hyracoidea, of Africa and SW Asia, such as Procavia capensis ( rock hyrax ). They resemble rodents but have feet with hooflike toes Also calleddassie(South African)rock rabbit
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hyrax1

1825–35; < New Latin < Greek ³óý°ù²¹³æ (genitive ³óý°ù²¹°ì´Ç²õ ) shrewmouse
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hyrax1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek hurax shrewmouse; probably related to Latin ²õÅ°ù±ð³æ
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Like their much larger cousins, hyraxes have strong molars to grind vegetation and two incisor teeth that grow out to tiny tusks.

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Kershenbaum has studied wolves in Yellowstone National Park, dolphins in the Red Sea, and small mammals called hyraxes in Israel, and the crux of his argument revolves around his experience as an evolutionary biologist.

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Despite their rodent-like appearance, the hyrax's nearest living relatives are elephants and they have tusk-like incisors which are larger and sharper in males.

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He placed it in a satchel made of hyrax hide, warding away the bees while he gathered golden hunks of honeycomb so flavorful they left a burn in the throat like whiskey.

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I was in South Africa recently, and I visited Table Mountain, home to the rock hyrax, a small thing that looks like a rodent.

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