Cape rock hyrax

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Cape rock hyrax (plural Cape rock hyraxes or Cape rock 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 hyrax
• dassie (South African English)
• coney (Biblical English word)

Coordinate terms

• dassiepis
• hyraceum

Derived terms

• Cape hyrax