Similar words: borax, praxis, thorax, anthrax, apraxia, rear axle, minor axis, prothorax. Meaning: n. any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
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(1) The helpful substance comes from the rock hyrax, a species common to dry places like the Middle East and northern and southern Africa.
(2) That hyrax back there?
(3) A rock hyrax, an animal the size and shape of a beaver but, oddly enough, a relative of the elephant, was sunning itself on a rock by the front gate.
(4) Troops of chacma baboons, porcupines and colonies of rock hyrax are also found throughout the mountain park, as well as over 300 bird species; 32 which are endemic to southern Africa.
(5) While the furry creature looks like a big rat, it's thought by some camps (there's a fiery scientific debate) that the hyrax is actually the closest living relative to the elephant.
More similar words: borax, praxis, thorax, anthrax, apraxia, rear axle, minor axis, prothorax, dyspraxia, pyothorax, major axis, hemothorax, hydrothorax, chylothorax, zephyr, pneumothorax, thyroid, lyra, semimajor axis, thyroxin, porphyry, gyral, thyristor, porphyria, euthyroid, thyroxine, tyrant, gyrate, thyrotoxic, day rate.