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Cape rock hyrax

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

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.

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Meaning 2

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.

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Etymology

From Cape + rock hyrax. From Cape of Good Hope, from cape.