Cape hyrax
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English
Etymology
From Cape + hyrax. Ellipsis of Cape rock hyrax.. From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.
Noun
Cape hyrax (plural Cape hyraxes or Cape hyraces)
- The Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
- An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.
Synonyms
- rock badger
- rock rabbit
- rock hyrax
- Cape rock hyrax
- dassie (South African English)
- coney (Biblical English word)