HYRACOIDEA

Hyracoidea, order Hyracoidea

(noun) hyraxes and some extinct animals

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Hyr`a*coi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hyrax, and oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus Hyrax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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