- a hyrax, Procavia syriaca, of Syria, Palestine, etc.: the cony of the Bible.
- any hyrax.
- a district in W India, part of the union territory of Daman and Diu: formerly a Portuguese colony, then (1961–87) part of the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu.
- the chief town of this district.
- esp the Syrian rock hyrax
- a coastal town in W India, the chief town of Daman and Diu. Pop: 35 743 (2001)
