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hyrax

/ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/

hyrax noun: any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.

hyrax: any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order...
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Noun

hyrax (plural hyraxes or hyraces)

  1. Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.

hyrax meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Persian

hyrax in Tamil

இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும், இதன் தாயகம் ஆப்பிரிக்காவும், மத்தியகிழக்கு நாடுகளும் ஆகும்

hyrax in Arabic

mammal of the order Hyracoidea
وَبْر wabr, طَبْسُون ṭabsūn

hyrax in Malay

mammal of the order Hyracoidea
hiraks

hyrax in Persian

mammal of the order Hyracoidea
خرگوش کوهی xarguš-e kuhi
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hyrax in Vietnamese
đa-man

Synonyms of hyrax

All synonyms of hyrax

Forms of hyrax

pluralhyraxes
pluralhyraces

Origin of hyrax

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).

Words formed from hyrax

Phrases with hyrax

Questions about hyrax

What does hyrax mean?
Hyrax means any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.
What is hyrax in Tamil?
Hyrax in Tamil is இதுவும் ஒரு சிற்றினம் ஆகும், இதன் தாயகம் ஆப்பிரிக்காவும், மத்தியகிழக்கு நாடுகளும் ஆகும். See Hyrax meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hyrax?
Hyrax is a noun.
How do you pronounce hyrax?
Hyrax is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/.
What is the plural of hyrax?
The plural of hyrax is hyraxes.

Words near hyrax in the dictionary

  1. hyracoids
  2. hyracotheria
  3. hyracotheriine
  4. hyracotherium
  5. hyracotheriums
  6. hyrax
  7. hyraxes
  8. Hyrcan
  9. Hyrcania
  10. Hyrcanian
  11. Hyrcanian Sea

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyrax (page history and authors); hyrax (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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