अफ्रीका और एशिया के कई छोटे ungulate स्तनधारियों में से किसी एक के साथ कृंतक- जैसे incisors और खुरों के साथ पैर के साथ पैर

hyrax's Usage Examples:

Amongst other interesting mammals are four species of the long-haired Colobus monkeys (black, black and white, greenishgrey and reddish-brown); the Potto lemur, fruit bats of large size with monstrous heads (Hypsignathus monstrosus); the brushtailed African porcupine; several very brightly coloured squirrels; the scaly-tailed flying Anomalurus; the common porcupine; the leopard, serval, golden cat (Felix celidogaster) in two varieties, the copper-coloured and the grey, possibly the same animal at different ages; the striped and spotted hyenas (beyond the forest region); two large otters; the tree hyrax, elephant and manati; the red bush pig (Potamochoerus porcus); the West African chevrotain (Dorcatherium); the Senegalese buffalo; Bongo antelope (Boocercus); large yellow-backed duiker (Cephalophus sylvicultrix), black duiker, West African hartebeest (beyond the forest), pygmy antelope (Neotragus); and three species of Manis or pangolin (M.

I was in bed by 8.30, listening to the cackling of the tree hyrax, a noisy little cat-like creature.

All game activities are included and species range from the Big Five to the tiny blue duiker and rock hyrax.

The existence of paired caeca was previously known in a few armadillos and anteaters, but Dr Mitchell has shown that they are common in these groups, while he has also recorded their occurrence in the hyrax and the manati.

- The Cape Hyrax (Procavia capensis).

In the title "hyrax" they have, for instance, usurped the Greek name for the shrew-mouse; while in the Bible they have been given the old English name for the rabbit.

These creatures have no proper English name, and are generally known as hyraxes, from the scientific term (Hyrax) by which they were for many years designated - a term which has unfortunately had to give place to the earlier Procavia.

HYRACOIDEA, a suborder of ungulate mammals represented at the present day only by the Syrian hyrax (Procavia syriaca), the "coney" of the Bible, and its numerous African relatives, all of which may be included in the single genus Procavia (or Hyrax), and consequently in the family Procaviidae.

The gall-bladder is usually present in mammals, but is wanting in the odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) and Procavia (Hyrax).

That of the alpine zone includes two species of dassy (Pr ocavia), a coney (Hyrax), and a rat (Otomys).

hyrax's Meaning':

any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

Synonyms:

Procavia capensis, rock hyrax, dassie, rock rabbit, eutherian, cony, eutherian mammal, family Procaviidae, placental mammal, das, placental, coney, Procaviidae,

Antonyms:

plantigrade mammal, digitigrade mammal, aplacental,