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Meanings of rock rabbit in English

Portuguese
procavia capensis
Wikidata

Hyrax that lives in rocky areas.

procavia capensis

Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America.

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Examples for "rock hyrax"
Examples for "rock hyrax"
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The rock hyrax has a pair of long, pointed tusk-like incisors.
Wired
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The rock hyrax spends about 95 percent of its time resting.
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3
Rock hyraxes are gregarious, living in colonies of up to 80 individuals.
Wired
4
Probably rock hyraxes, she thought, or some other small rodent.
The Lost World
5
Read on for the surprising truth about rock hyraxes.
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Usage of rock rabbit in English
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The baboon was followed by a rock rabbit, which also showed no sign of wanting to drink the milk.
Folktales from africa: the baboons who went this way and that
2
On the wildest and most desolate peaks and rock piles is found the cony or pika or " rock rabbit" as it is variously called.
The Lake of the Sky / Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of Californ...
3
Pomeroy and Elsie shot rock rabbits and roasted them, stuffed with herb-weeds.
Iron Council
4
They stopped chasing the rock rabbits and started to eat grubs from the ground.
Folktales from africa: the baboons who went this way and that
Translations for rock rabbit