river horse
river horse · river horses
бегемот, гіпопотам
бегемот, гиппопотам
Nilpferd, Flusspferd
HippopotamusHippopotamus.
Meaning
1 senses(uncommon)Hippopotamus.
More definitions
- massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
Origin
Calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Compare Middle English water hors (“hiCalque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Compare Middle English water hors (“hippopotamus”). By surface analysis, river + horse.
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Forms
plural: river horses| Singular | river horse |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa:hippopotamushippoHippopotamus amphibius