hippopotamus

hippopotamus
noun /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/
A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) that spends most of the day living in water, but comes on to land at night to feed. Of all living land animals, only the rhinoceros and elephant are larger.
Syn: hippo, river horse

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  • 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 tropical Africa. It is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hippopotamus — 1560s, from L.L. hippopotamus, from Gk. hippopotamus riverhorse (earlier ho hippos ho potamios the horse of the river ), from hippos horse (see EQUINE (Cf. equine)) + potamos river, rushing water (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Replaced M.E …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hippopotamus — bezeichnet: ein Säugetier, siehe Flusspferd eine Eröffnung im Schachspiel, siehe Hippopotamus Eröffnung Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • hippopotamus — [hip΄ə pät′ə məs] n. pl. hippopotamuses, hippopotami [hip΄ə pät′əmī΄] hippopotamus [L < Gr hippopotamos, lit., river horse < hippos (see HIPPO ) + potamos, river, orig., that which goes down < IE base * pet , to fall, fly > FEATHER,… …   English World dictionary

  • Hippopotămus — Hippopotămus, so v.w. Flußpferd …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hippopotămus — Hippopotămus, Flußpferd; Hippopotamidae, Familie der Huftiere (s. d.) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hippopotamus — Hippopotămus, s. Nilpferd …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus, grch., d. Flußpferd …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • hippopotamus — ► NOUN (pl. hippopotamuses or hippopotami) ▪ a large African mammal with a thick skin and massive jaws, living partly on land and partly in water. ORIGIN Greek hippopotamos, from hippos ho potamios, river horse …   English terms dictionary

  • Hippopotamus — Hippo redirects here. For other uses, see Hippo (disambiguation). This page is about the species Hippopotamus amphibius. For the genus Hippopotamus, see Hippopotamus (genus). Hippopotamus …   Wikipedia

  • hippopotamus — hippopotamic /hip euh peuh tam ik/, hippopotamian /hip euh peuh tay mee euhn/, adj. /hip euh pot euh meuhs/, n., pl. hippopotamuses, hippopotami / muy /. a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs …   Universalium

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