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Found 3 hits - Term: hyrax syriacus, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
see also:
hyrax hyracoidea hyrax syriacus hyrax capensis hyrax arboreus hyrax sylvestris 
daman 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cony \co"ny\ ? or ?; 277, n. oe. coning, conig, coni, of.
   connin, conin, connil, fr. l. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.
   an hispanic word. written also coney.
   1. zool.
      a a rabbit, esp., the european rabbit lepus
          cuniculus.
      b the chief hare.
          1913 webster

   note: the cony of scripture is thought to be hyrax
         syriacus, called also daman, and cherogril. see
         daman.
         1913 webster

   2. a simpleton. obs.
      1913 webster

            it is a most simple animal; whence are derived our
            usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --diet's dry
                                                  dinner 1599.
      1913 webster

   3. zool.
      a an important edible west indian fish epinephelus
          apua; the hind of bermuda.
      b a local name of the burbot. eng.
          1913 webster
see also:
coney lepus cuniculus hyrax syriacus daman cherogril daman 
epinephelus apua 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
daman \da"man\ daum"m.an, n. zool.
   a small herbivorous mammal of the genus hyrax. the species
   found in palestine and syria is hyrax syriacus; that of
   northern africa is hyrax brucei; -- called also ashkoko,
   dassy, and rock rabbit. see cony, and hyrax.
   1913 webster
see also:
hyrax hyrax syriacus hyrax brucei ashkoko dassy rock rabbit 
cony 

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Hyrax, definition of term: Hyrax
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Rock Hyrax, definition of term: Rock Hyrax
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