Cape hyrax
English
editEtymology
editFrom Cape + hyrax. Ellipsis of Cape rock hyrax.. From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.
Noun
editCape hyrax (plural Cape hyraxes or Cape hyraces)
- 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.
- An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.
Synonyms
edit- rock badger
- rock rabbit
- rock hyrax
- Cape rock hyrax
- dassie (South African English)
- coney (Biblical English word)