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rock hyrax

rock hyrax noun: a guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.

rock hyrax: a guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle...
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Noun

rock hyrax (plural rock hyraxes or rock hyraces)

  1. A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.

Synonyms of rock hyrax

Forms of rock hyrax

pluralrock hyraxes
pluralrock hyraces

Words formed from rock hyrax

Questions about rock hyrax

What does rock hyrax mean?
Rock hyrax means a guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula.
What part of speech is rock hyrax?
Rock hyrax is a noun.
What is the plural of rock hyrax?
The plural of rock hyrax is rock hyraxes.

Words near rock hyrax in the dictionary

  1. rock hound
  2. rock hounds
  3. rock house
  4. rock houses
  5. rock hyraces
  6. rock hyrax
  7. rock hyraxes
  8. Rock Island
  9. Rock Island County
  10. rock jock
  11. rock jocks

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