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- noun poetic
hippopotamus
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- noun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of Greek hippopotamos; see hippopotamus.]
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Calque of hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos), from ἵππος (hippos, "horse") + ποταμός (potamos, "river").
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