Noun: hyrax (hyraxes,hyraces) 'hI,raks
- Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
"Despite its small size, the hyrax is more closely related to elephants than to rodents";
- coney, cony, dassie, das, daman
Derived forms: hyraces, hyraxes
Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal
Part of: family Procaviidae, Procaviidae
Encyclopedia: Hyrax