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hyracoid

hyracoid noun: an animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.

Noun

hyracoid (plural hyracoids)

  1. An animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.

Adjective

hyracoid (comparative more hyracoid, superlative most hyracoid)

  1. Of or relating to the hyraxes (order Hyracoidea).
  2. Displaying characteristics typical of hyraxes.

Forms of hyracoid

Noun
pluralhyracoids
Adjective
comparativemore hyracoid
superlativemost hyracoid

Questions about hyracoid

What does hyracoid mean?
Hyracoid means an animal of the order Hyracoidea, i.e. a hyrax.
What part of speech is hyracoid?
Hyracoid can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of hyracoid?
The plural of hyracoid is hyracoids.

Words near hyracoid in the dictionary

  1. hyracids
  2. hyracine
  3. hyracodont
  4. hyracodontid
  5. hyracodontids
  6. hyracoid
  7. hyracoidean
  8. hyracoideans
  9. hyracoids
  10. hyracotheria
  11. hyracotheriine

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