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Procaviidae
plural noun
Pro·ca·vi·idae
\ˌprōkəˈvīəˌdē\
Definition of Procaviidae
: a family of Old World ungulate mammals that includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea
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Origin and Etymology of procaviidae
New Latin, from Procavia, type genus + -idae
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