The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word HYRAX
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What does HYRAX mean?
HYRAX noun- Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.