rock hyrax

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rock hyrax

noun rock hyraxes · rock hyraces

A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.
Similar: rock badger, Cape hyrax, dassie

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noun Procavia capensis

Español	damán roquero
Português	damão, macópio
Français	daman des rochers
Deutsch	Klippschliefer
Italiano	irace del Capo
Русский	ка́пский дама́н kápskij damán

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@misc{rock_hyrax_2026,
  title = {rock hyrax},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rock%20hyrax},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}