hyrax

/hahy-raks/US // ˈhaɪ ræks //UK // (ˈhaɪræks) //

斗牛士,鬣狗,鬣蜥,鬣蜥蜴

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural hy·rax·es, hy·ra·ces [hahy-ruh-seez]. /ˈhaɪ rəˌsiz/.
- : any of several species of small mammals of the order Hyracoidea, of Africa and the Mediterranean region, having short legs, ears, and tail, and hooflike nails on the toes.

In situations which suit it, the Hyrax is very plentiful, and is much hunted by the natives, who esteem its flesh very highly.
These latter never possess a decidua, whereas Elephants and Hyrax are genuine Deciduata.
This is the hyrax, or coney, as it is called in the Bible, which almost anybody would mistake at first sight for a rodent.
The gall-bladder is usually present in mammals, but is wanting in the odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) and Procavia (Hyrax).
The following account of the Hyrax has been furnished to me by Lt.-Col.