VerbarHyrax
n.
Any animal of the genus Hyrax , of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea . The best known species are the daman ( Hyrax Syriacus ) of Palestine, and the klipdas ( Hyrax capensis ) of South Africa. Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris , the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman .
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