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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Klip·das Klip·dachs, n.  Zool. A small mammal (Hyrax Capensis), found in South Africa. It is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the daman. Called also rock rabbit.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Hy·rax n.  Zool. 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 (Hyrax Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (Hyrax capensis) of South Africa.  Other species are Hyrax arboreus and Hyrax Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.
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