About The Word Hyrax
Learn about the word Hyrax to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Hyrax definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Hyrax
| Hyrax Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Hyrax?
[n] any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hyrax: coney | cony | das | dassie Related Terms | Find terms related to Hyrax: See Also | eutherian | eutherian mammal | family Procaviidae | placental | placental mammal | Procavia capensis | Procaviidae | rock hyrax | rock rabbit Hyrax In Webster's Dictionary \Hy"rax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shrew mouse.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any animal of the genus {Hyrax}, of which about four species
are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best
known species are the daman ({H. Syriacus}) of Palestine, and
the klipdas ({H. capensis}) of South Africa. Other species
are {H. arboreus} and {H. Sylvestris}, the former from
Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See {Daman}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Wasting ‐ a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse [n]…
- Culicidae ‐ mosquitoes
- Hydroxyacetic acid ‐ a translucent crystalline compound found in sugar cane and sugar…
- Vesuvius ‐ a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; erupted…
- Starwort ‐ low-growing north temperate herb having small white star-shaped…
- Fraser fir ‐ small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies…
- Inexorability ‐ mercilessness characterized by an unwillingness to relent or…
- Anti-semitic ‐ discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion [adj]…
- Katharobe ‐ an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic…
- Synagrops ‐ a genus of…