'Hyrax Capensis' definitions:
Definition of 'Hyrax Capensis'
From: GCIDE
- Klipdas \Klip"das\, Klipdachs \Klip"dachs`\, n. [D. klip cliff + das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zool.) A small mammal (Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also rock rabbit. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hyrax capensis'
From: GCIDE
- Hyrax \Hy"rax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shrew mouse.] (Zool.) Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (Hyrax capensis) of South Africa. Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman. Hyrcanian