Definition of Hippopotamuses. Meaning of Hippopotamuses. Synonyms of Hippopotamuses

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Definition of Hippopotamuses

Hippopotamuses
Hippopotamus Hip`po*pot"a*mus, n.; pl. E. Hippopotamuses, L. Hippopotami. [L., from Gr.?; "i`ppos horse + ? river. Cf. Equine.] (Zo["o]l.) 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 river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa.

Meaning of Hippopotamuses from wikipedia

- The hippopotamus (/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/; pl.: hippopotamuses or hippopotami), also shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos; Hippopotamus amphibius), further qualified...
- pygmy hippopotamus reflects that of the hippopotamus; the plural form is pygmy hippopotamuses or pygmy hippopotami. A male pygmy hippopotamus is known...
- hunted, as with living hippopotamuses, they were likely dangerous. van der Made J, Sahnouni M & Boulaghraief K. 2017. Hippopotamus gorgops from El Kherba...
- Hippopotamuses are an introduced species in Colombia. Four hippopotamuses were kept by Pablo Escobar in the late 1970s, and upon his death in 1993 they...
- one of three hippopotamus species, the Malagasy hippopotamuses, which were native to Madagascar and are all extinct. Malagasy hippopotamuses were first...
- (whales, dolphins, etc.) and hippopotamuses. All Whippomorphs are descendants of the last common ancestor of Hippopotamus amphibius and Tursiops truncatus...
- Malagasy hippopotamuses. Limited fossil evidence for the Madagascan hippopotamus is younger than 1,000 years old. However, the hippopotamus has been surprisingly...
- other two recent hippopotamuses (H. lemerlei and H. madagascariensis), the relationship between H. laloumena and the common hippopotamus is not fully resolved...
- Look up hippopotamus or Hippopotamus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A hippopotamus is a large, mostly herbivorous African mammal. Hippopotamus may also...
- ancestor, and that hippopotamuses developed from anthracotheres. A study published in 2015 confirmed this, but also revealed that hippopotamuses were derived...