"rock hyrax" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rock hyraxes [plural], rock hyraces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|rock hyraces}} rock hyrax (plural rock hyraxes or rock hyraces)
  1. A guinea pig-like, but larger, animal (Procavia capensis), native to much of Africa, the Middle East and the Arabian peninsula. Categories (lifeform): Hyraxes Synonyms (Procavia capensis): rock badger, Cape hyrax, dassie [South-Africa] Derived forms: Cape rock hyrax Translations (Procavia capensis): dassie (Afrikaans), damà roquer del Cap [masculine] (Catalan), daman des rochers [masculine] (French), damán do Cabo [masculine] (Galician), Klippschliefer [masculine] (German), irace del Capo [feminine] (Italian), góralek przylądkowy [masculine] (Polish), damão [masculine] (Portuguese), macópio [masculine] (Portuguese), ка́пский дама́н (kápskij damán) [masculine] (Russian), damán roquero [masculine] (Spanish), klipphyrax [common-gender] (Swedish)

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