noun
Meaning 1
Hippopotamus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
river horse
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noun
Meaning 2
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hippopotamus, hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal
History
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Compare Middle English water hors (“hippopotamus”). By surface analysis, river + horse.