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hyraceum

/haɪˈɹeɪsiəm/

hyraceum noun: the petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal midden piles of hyrax colonies.

Noun

hyraceum

  1. The petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal midden piles of hyrax colonies.
    Synonyms:
    dassiepis

Synonyms of hyraceum

Origin of hyraceum

From New Latin hyraceum, from hyrax (stem form hyrac-) + -eus.

Questions about hyraceum

What does hyraceum mean?
Hyraceum means the petrified remains of hyrax urine and feces produced by the rock hyrax (“Cape hyrax”), Procavia capensis (“P. apensis”), typically found in the communal midden piles of hyrax colonies.
What part of speech is hyraceum?
Hyraceum is a noun.
How do you pronounce hyraceum?
Hyraceum is pronounced /haɪˈɹeɪsiəm/.

Words near hyraceum in the dictionary

  1. hypusination
  2. hypusine
  3. hypæthral
  4. hypæthric
  5. hyraces
  6. hyraceum
  7. hyracid
  8. hyracids
  9. hyracine
  10. hyracodont
  11. hyracodontid

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