rock hyrax

rock hy·rax

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok hahy-raks]
- /rɒk ˈhaɪ ræks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rok hahy-raks]
- /rɒk ˈhaɪ ræks/

Definitions of rock hyrax words

noun rock hyrax an African and Middle Eastern hyrax of the genus Procavia that lives in rocky places. 1
noun rock hyrax any agile herbivorous mammal of Africa and SW Asia (Procavia capensis). They resemble rodents but have feet with hooflike toes 0

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Origin of rock hyrax

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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rock hyrax popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rock hyrax usage trend in Literature

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