Cape rock hyrax
English
Etymology
Cape + rock hyrax.From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.
Noun
Cape rock hyrax (plural Cape rock hyraxes or Cape rock hyraces)
- The Procavia capensis (“P. capensis”). A mammal with a rodent-like appearance, but not closely related, related instead to the elephant, found in Africa and the Middle East.
- An animal of this kind of the subpopulation found in Southern/South Africa.
Synonyms
- rock badger
- rock rabbit
- rock hyrax
- Cape hyrax
- dassie (South African English)
- coney (Biblical English word)
Derived terms
- Cape hyrax
Coordinate terms
- dassiepis
- hyraceum