Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhaɪ.ɹæks/
Etymology
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax, “shrewmouse”).