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Arvicola amphibius
Vole Vole, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolin[ae]. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe (Arvicola amphibius) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole (A. agrestis) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole (A. arvalis), and the Siberian root vole (A. [oe]conomus), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States (A. riparius) (called also meadow mouse) and the prairie mouse (A. austerus) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
Hippopotamus amphibius
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.

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- The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/; pl.: hippopotamuses; often shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified as the common...
- were responsible for the breakout and pursued him to the Savage Land. Amphibius later tells Sauron and the other Savage Land Mutates that Magneto's Asteroid...
- A. amphibius may refer to: Arvicola amphibius, a species of mammal Andamia amphibius, a species of fish This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...
- P. amphibius may refer to: Protopterus amphibius, a lungfish species Puntius amphibius, the scarlet-banded barb, a fish species Amphibius (disambiguation)...
- to the modern hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). The earliest generally accepted record of H. amphibius in Europe is around 500,000 years old, and...
- The European water vole (Arvicola amphibius) or northern water vole is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only...
- of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, the river hippopotamus (or simply the hippopotamus), and several extinct...
- The gilled lungfish (Protopterus amphibius), also known as the East African lungfish, is a species of African lungfish. It is found in the swamps and...
- The Borna snakehead, or Chel snakehead, Channa amphibeus, is an extremely rare species of snakehead. C. amphibeus is native only to the Chel River (in...
- Retrieved 2020-11-18. Jirik, Kate. "LibGuides: Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) & Pygmy Hippopotamus (C****psis liberiensis) Fact Sheet: Behavior & Ecology"...