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