Hippopotamus

Noun

 * 1) A massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
 * 2) A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Proper noun

 * 1)  a zoological name at the rank of genus.

Verbs for Hippopotamus
—ambles; —bathes; —charges; —crushes; —damages; —dives; —floats; —s herd; —puffs; —scoops; —sinks; —snorts; —submerges; —splashes; —swims; —tramples.

Synonyms for Hippopotamus

 * river horse
 * hippo, river horse

Derived terms
Hippopotamidae; Hippopotamus amphibius; Hippopotamus madagascariensis (extinct); Hippopotamus lemerlei (extinct); pygmy hippopotamus;

Etymology
From and  hippopotamus:, from  ἱπποπόταμος:, from ἵππος: (English hippo-:) + ποταμός:.

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Etymology
From ἱπποπόταμος:, from ἵππος: + ποταμός:.

Noun

 * 1) a hippopotamus

Descendants

 * English: hippopotamus