Found 2 items, similar to hyrax.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hyrax hyrax n : any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes [syn: coney, cony, dassie, das] [also: hyraces (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hyrax Hyrax \Hy"rax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shrew mouse.] (Zo["o]l.) 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.