Definition of Hippopotamus amphibius. Meaning of Hippopotamus amphibius. Synonyms of Hippopotamus amphibius

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Definition of Hippopotamus amphibius

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.

Meaning of Hippopotamus amphibius from wikipedia

- The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs/; pl.: hippopotamuses; often shortened to hippo (pl.: hippos), further qualified as the common...
- Hippopotamus, meaning "river horse" in Ancient Gr****, is a genus of artiodactyl mammals consisting of one extant species, Hippopotamus amphibius, the river...
- Pleistocene. It was considerably larger than the living hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). Based on the transverse diameter of its limbs, H. antiquus...
- of the forests of west Africa, and the common hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius. The term hippopotamus can also be applied to hippopotamids in general, although...
- The Allenton Hippo is a hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) skeleton that was found in Allenton, Derby, England, in 1895. The skeleton is exhibited in...
- much larger relative, the common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) or Nile hippopotamus. The pygmy hippopotamus displays many terrestrial adaptations...
- ago, probably descending from the modern hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), with an origin from Hippopotamus antiquus being less likely. In comparison...
- common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). Like Hippopotamus pentlandi, Hippopotamus melitensis is substantially smaller than H. amphibius as a result...
- amphibius. Compared to H. amphibius, the muzzle region of the skull is much shorter, resmbling the condition found in the African pygmy hippopotamus....
- its teeth suggests that it had a grazing diet, similar to modern Hippopotamus amphibius. The previous suggestion that the species can be divided into two...