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| hy·rax [ h ràks ] (plural hy·rax·es or hy·ra·ces [ hrə sz ]) |
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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.
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| [Mid-19th century. Via modern Latin< Greek hurax "shrew mouse"] |
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