hyracotherium

[Gr. hyrax [HYRAX], and therion =a wild animal.] Palæont.: A genus of Tapiride(?). From the Eocene of Europe. hy-răx, s. [Gr. hyrax =a shrew.] Zool .: The typical genus of the family Hyracide, and the order Hyracoidea (q. v.). Hyrax syriacus is the Syrian hyrax, or Daman. [CONEY, DAMAN.] Other species are H. capensis , from Southern Africa (the Dutch call it badger), and H. dorsal is , from the west of Africa. hy-son, s. [Chinese hi- tshun =lit. first crop or blooming spring.] A kind of green tea imported from China.