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hyrax.

Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.

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noun/ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/
  1. Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.

Where this word comes from

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).

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