hippopotamus
A hippopotamus
Meaning
Noun
- A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius (species)).
- Any similar animal of the family Hippopotamidae.
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Origin
- From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος, from ἵππος (English hippo-) + ποταμός.
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