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Procaviidae

Procaviidae

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A group of small furry mammals that live in Africa and nearby areas including hyraxes
  • noun
  • /proʊˈkeɪviˌiːdə/
  • Specialized
: Procaviidae
  • The family Procaviidae consists of small, herbivorous mammals known as hyraxes.

Examples

  • The earliest known member of the modern hyrax family, Procaviidae, is the late-Miocene Heterohyrax auricampensis, which lived in what is now Namibia.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The Procaviidae are unique mammals primarily found in Africa and the Middle East.

  • Researchers studied the evolutionary traits of the Procaviidae family in order to understand their adaptation to various environments.

Synonyms

family Procaviidae
vsProcaviidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small plant-eating mammals called hyraxes found in Africa and the Middle East

is the scientific family name for that same group

Compounds

family Procaviidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of small plant-eating mammals called hyraxes found in Africa and the Middle East

Surface Forms

Procaviidae singular
Procaviidae plural

Etymology

Procaviidae is built from the animal name Procavia and the scientific family ending -idae, so it means 'family of Procavia'. That's why Procaviidae is the name for the group of small mammals we call hyraxes, the species found mainly in Africa and the Middle East.