hyrax

hyrax is a 5-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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 (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 16 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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 (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.
2. noun. any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes

   Synonyms: coney, cony, das, dassie

Synonyms

coney, cony, das, dassie

Common word forms

hyraxes

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