Vocabulary : Hypsometry to Hyson
Hypsometry : That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference to the sea level, or relatively.Hypural : Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the caudal fin rays in most fishes.
Hyracoid : Of or pertaining to the Hyracoidea. ;; One of the Hyracoidea.
Hyracoidea : An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single living genus Hyrax.
Hyrax : 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 (H. Syriacus) of Palestine, and the klipdas (H. capensis) of South Africa. Other species are H. arboreus and H. Sylvestris, the former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa. See Daman.
