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Definition of Genus procavia
1. Noun. Type genus of the Procaviidae.
Exact synonyms: Procavia
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Procaviidae, Procaviidae
Member holonyms: Procavia Capensis, Rock Hyrax, Rock Rabbit
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Procaviidae, Procaviidae
Member holonyms: Procavia Capensis, Rock Hyrax, Rock Rabbit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Procavia
Literary usage of Genus procavia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"They were formerly divided into at least two generic groups, but both the
terrestrial and arboreal forms are now included in the single genus Procavia. ..."
2. The History of the human body by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1909)
"... but, fortunately, of all these there is left a single solitary Genus, Procavia
or Hyrax, for which the Order Hyracoidea has been made. ..."
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