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Definition of Hyrax Capensis

Hyrax Capensis
Klipdas Klip"das, Klipdachs Klip"dachs`, n. [D. klip cliff + das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zo["o]l.) A small mammal (Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also rock rabbit.

Meaning of Hyrax Capensis from wikipedia

- The rock hyrax (/ˈhaɪ.ræks/; Procavia capensis), also called d****ie, doop, Cape hyrax, rock rabbit, and (from some interpretations of a word used in the...
- Six extant species are recognised: the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and the yellow-spotted rock hyrax (Heterohyrax brucei), which both live on rock...
- Hyrax comes from the Gr**** word ὕραξ, or shrew-mouse. Heterohyrax is a bush hyrax, as opposed to a rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) or a tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax)...
- tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus), also known as the southern tree d****ie, is a species of mammal in the family Procaviidae. The southern tree hyrax is...
- composed of both urine and **** of the rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) and closely related species. The rock hyrax defecates in the same location over generations...
- The western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis), also called the western tree d****ie or Beecroft's tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family...
- The tree hyrax or tree d****ie is a small nocturnal mammal native to Africa. Distantly related to elephants and sea cows, it comprises the four species...
- The Benin tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax interfluvialis) is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from neighboring Dendrohyrax...
- rock hyrax midden is a stratified ac****ulation of fecal pellets and a brown amber-like a urinary product known as hyraceum excreted by the rock hyrax and...
- Procavia is a genus of hyraxes. The rock hyrax (P. capensis) is currently the only extant species belonging to this genus, though other species were recognized...