Cape hyrax

English

Etymology

Cape +‎ hyrax. Ellipsis of Cape rock hyrax.. From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.

Noun

Cape hyrax (plural Cape hyraxes or Cape hyraces)

1. The Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
   1. An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.

Synonyms

• rock badger
• rock rabbit
• rock hyrax
• Cape rock hyrax
• dassie (South African English)
• coney (Biblical English word)

Coordinate terms

• dassiepis
• hyraceum