Look up: hippopotamus

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   Hippopotamus
   The hippopotamus is a large herbivorous mammal found in Africa.
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   hippopotamus
   [n] - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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   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 ( 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 l ...
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   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 and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be ...
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   hippopotamus
   hippo noun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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   Hippopotamus
   The `hippopotamus` (`Hippopotamus amphibius`), from the Greek ‘ιÃ?€Ã?€Î¿Ã?€Ã?Å’Ã?„αμοÃ?‚ (`hippopotamos`, `hippos` meaning `horse` and `potamos` meaning `river`), often shortened to `hippo`, is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy Hippopotamus). The hippopotamus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa in large groups of up to ...
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   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 behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and riv...
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   hippopotamus
   amphibious African ungulate mammal, the second largest land animal (after the elephant).[4 related articles]
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   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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    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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