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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HYRACOIDEA

Hyr `a *coi "de *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Hyrax, and oid.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus Hyrax.

New American Oxford Dictionary

Hyracoidea

Hy ra coi de a |ˌhīrəˈkoidēə ˌhaɪrəˈkɔɪdiə |Zoology a small order of mammals that comprises the hyraxes. DERIVATIVES hy ra coid |ˈhīrəˌkoid |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), based on Greek hurax, hurak- (see hyrax ).

Oxford Dictionary

Hyracoidea

Hyracoidea |ˌhʌɪrəˈkɔɪdɪə | ▶plural noun Zoology a small order of mammals that comprises the hyraxes. DERIVATIVES hyracoid noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), based on Greek hurax, hurak- (see hyrax ).