hyraxes in English

noun
1
a small herbivorous mammal with a compact body and a very short tail, found in arid country in Africa and Arabia. The nearest relatives to hyraxes are the elephants and other subungulates.
The hyrax - elephant - sirenian core is well-accepted on morphological grounds.
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1. These prehistoric mammals are related to the elephant and, more distantly, sea cows and hyraxes.

2. Caracals are opportunistic predators, going after whatever they can find, including birds, rodents, mongoose, hyraxes, and even small monkeys