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hyrax

hy·rax [ h ràks ] (plural hy·rax·es or hy·ra·ces [ hrə sz ])


noun 
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small Mediterranean mammal: a small gregarious plant-eating mammal that resembles a rabbit with short ears and has toenails resembling hooves. Native to: Mediterranean, Southwest Asia.  Family Procaviidae.

[Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek hurax "shrew mouse"]
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