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Cape hyrax

Cape hyrax noun: the Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.

Noun

Cape hyrax (plural Cape hyraxes or Cape hyraces)

  1. The Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
    1. An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

Synonyms of Cape hyrax

All synonyms of Cape hyrax

Forms of Cape hyrax

pluralCape hyraxes
pluralCape hyraces

Origin of Cape hyrax

From Cape + hyrax. Ellipsis of Cape rock hyrax. From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.

Questions about Cape hyrax

What does Cape hyrax mean?
Cape hyrax means the Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
What part of speech is Cape hyrax?
Cape hyrax is a noun.
What is the plural of Cape hyrax?
The plural of Cape hyrax is Cape hyraxes.

Words near Cape hyrax in the dictionary

  1. Cape Horn
  2. Cape Horner
  3. Cape Horners
  4. Cape hunting dog
  5. Cape hunting dogs
  6. Cape hyrax
  7. Cape ivy
  8. Cape jasmine
  9. Cape jasmines
  10. Cape Kennedy
  11. Cape lilac

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