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hyraxes

hyraxes is the plural of hyrax.

Meaning of hyrax

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.

Phrases with hyraxes

Questions about hyraxes

What is hyraxes the plural of?
Hyraxes is the plural of hyrax.

Words near hyraxes in the dictionary

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

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