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Meanings of rock rabbit in English

Portuguese
procavia capensis
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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"
              1
              The rock hyrax has a pair of long, pointed tusk-like incisors.
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              2
              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.
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              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
              1
              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