HYPURAL
Hy*pu"ral, a. Etym: [Pref. hypo- + Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Under the tail; — applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.
HYRACOID
Hy"ra*coid, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Hyracoidea.
— n.
Defn: One of the Hyracoidea.
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.
HYRAX
Hy"rax, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any animal of the genus Hyrax, of which about four species are known. They constitute the order Hyracoidea. The best known species are the daman (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.
HYRCANIAN; HYRCAN
Hyr*ca"ni*an, Hyr"can, a.