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hyrax

/ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/

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

noun hyraxes · hyraces

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.
Similar: ashkoko, coney, daman, dassie, awawa, procaviid

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noun mammal of the order Hyracoidea

Español	damán
한국어	바위너구리 bawineoguri
日本語	岩狸 iwadanuki
中文	蹄兔 títù
Kiswahili	pelele, kwanga, wibari, pimbi
Português	damão, hirax, hírax
Français	daman
Deutsch	Schliefer
Italiano	irace, procavia
Română	daman
Русский	дама́н damán, жиря́к žirják
Tiếng Việt	đa-man
العربية	وَبْر wabr, طَبْسُون ṭabsūn
עברית	שָׁפָן shafan

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@misc{hyrax_2026,
  title = {hyrax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hyrax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}