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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Daman

/(dä"mȧn)/ · Da·man · IPA /dəˈmɑːn/
01 n. A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is Hyrax…
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    A small herbivorous mammal of the genus Hyrax. The species found in Palestine and Syria is Hyrax Syriacus; that of Northern Africa is Hyrax Brucei; -- called also ashkoko, dassy, and rock rabbit. See Cony, and Hyrax.(Zool.) Also: ashkoko, dassy, rock rabbit See: Cony, Hyrax