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1. hippopotamus
   [n] - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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2. Hippopotamus
   Hip`po·pot'a·mus noun ; plural English Hippopotamuses , Latin Hippopotami . [ Latin , from Greek ...; 'i`ppos horse + ... river. Confer Equine .] (Zoology) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ( Hip...
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3. hippopotamus
   Origin: L, from Gr.; horse + river. Cf. Equine. ... <zoology> A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick a...
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4. hippopotamus
   hippo noun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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5. Hippopotamus
   • (n.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be the ...
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6. hippopotamus
   amphibious African ungulate mammal, the second largest land animal (after the elephant).[4 related articles]
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7. hippopotamus
   hippopotamus A pachydermatous quadruped, the African river-horse. 2. Hippopotamus amphibius, a very large beast with a thick heavy hairless body, large muzzle and tusks, and short legs, inhabiting manyh African rivers, lakes, and estuaries.
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8. hippopotamus
   hippopotamus, herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The large hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, has a short-legged, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide. The male stands about 5 ft (160 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 5 tons (4,500 kg); the female is slightly small...
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9. Hippopotamus
   Hippopotamus (also known as Behemoth) is the popular name of the two remaining species of herbivorous ungulate mammal of the family Hippopotamidae now only found in Africa, but formally found across Britain, Europe and Asia.
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10. hippopotamus
    Click images to enlargeLarge herbivorous, short-legged, even-toed hoofed mammal. The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is found in Africa. It weighs up to 3,200 kg/7,040 lb, stands about 1.6 m/5.25 ft tall, and has a brown or slate-grey skin. It is an endangered species. (...
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11. Hippopotamus
    (genus) `Hippopotamus` is the name of a genus consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, also known as the Hippopotamus, and several extinct species. It belongs to the family Hippopotamidae, which also includes the Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis...
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