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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Procavia

genus Potorous
genus Potos
genus Pouteria
genus Praunus
genus Prenanthes
genus Presbytes
genus Priacanthus
genus Primula
genus Prinia
genus Priodontes
genus Prionace
genus Prionotus
genus Pristis
genus Pritzelago
genus Proboscidea
genus Procavia (current term)
genus Procellaria
genus Prociphilus
genus Procnias
genus Proconsul
genus Procyon
genus Progne
genus Prosopis
genus Prosopium
genus Protea
genus Proteles
genus Proterochampsa
genus Proteus
genus Protium
genus Protoavis

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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