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Definition of Hyracoidea

Hyracoidea
Hyracoidea Hyr`a*coi"de*a, n. pl. [NL. See Hyrax, and oid.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus Hyrax.

Meaning of Hyracoidea from wikipedia

- called d****ies, are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. Hyraxes are well-furred, rotund animals with short tails. Typically,...
- Afrikaans: klipd****ie), it is one of the five living species of the order Hyracoidea, and the only one in the genus Procavia. Rock hyraxes weigh 4–5 kg (8...
- (including elephants), Sirenia (sea cows, including dugongs and manatees), and Hyracoidea (hyraxes). At least two more possible orders are known only as fossils...
- The class Mammalia (mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: monotremes, which lay eggs, and therians, mammals which give...
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- Hyracoidea Procaviidae Tethytheria...
- The following is a list of largest mammals by family. The largest of these insectivorous mammals is the giant otter shrew (Potamogale velox), native to...
- There are currently 1,258 genera, 161 families, 27 orders, and around 5,937 recognized living species of mammal. Mammalian taxonomy is in constant flux...
- Wikispecies has information related to Heterohyrax. Shoshani, J. (2005). "Order Hyracoidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A...
- four species of fairly small, thickset, herbivorous mammals in the order Hyracoidea. About the size of a domestic cat they are well-furred, with rounded bodies...