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A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa, half the height of the regular hippopotamus, with scientific name Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis.Syn: pygmy hippo
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Pygmy Hippopotamus — Taxobox name = Pygmy Hippopotamus status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=Lewison, R. Oliver, W. (Hippo Specialist Subgroup)|year=2005|id=10032|title=Hexaprotodon liberiensis|downloaded=17 December 2006] image caption … Wikipedia
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pygmy hippopotamus — noun : a small hippopotamus (Hippopotamus liberiensis or Choeropsis liberiensis) of Liberia having but one pair of lower incisors … Useful english dictionary
pygmy hippopotamus — /pɪgmi hɪpəˈpɒtəməs/ (say pigmee hipuh potuhmuhs) noun See hippopotamus (def. 2) …
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
Hippopotamus amphibius — Hipopótamo común … Wikipedia Español
hippopotamus — [ˌhɪpə pɒtəməs] noun (plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami mʌɪ) a large thick skinned semiaquatic African mammal, with massive jaws. [Hippopotamus amphibius and Choeropsis liberiensis (pygmy hippopotamus).] Origin ME: via L. from Gk hippopotamos … English new terms dictionary
hippopotamus — /hɪpəˈpɒtəməs / (say hipuh potuhmuhs) noun (plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami /hɪpəˈpɒtəmaɪ/ (say hipuh potuhmuy)) 1. a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs and large head and muzzle, found …
