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hippopotamus
hip·po·pot·a·mus H0213600 (hĭp′ə-pŏt′ə-məs)n. pl. hip·po·pot·a·mus·es or hip·po·pot·a·mi (-mī′) 1. A large, chiefly aquatic African herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) having thick, dark, almost hairless skin, short legs with four toes, and a broad, wide-mouthed muzzle. Also called river horse.2. The pygmy hippopotamus.
[Latin, from Greek hippopotamos : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + potamos, river; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]hippopotamus (ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs) n, pl -muses or -mi (-ˌmaɪ) 1. (Animals) a very large massive gregarious artiodactyl mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, living in or around the rivers of tropical Africa: family Hippopotamidae. It has short legs and a thick skin sparsely covered with hair2. (Animals) pigmy hippopotamus a related but smaller animal, Choeropsis liberiensis[C16: from Latin, from Greek hippopotamos river horse, from hippos horse + potamos river]hip•po•pot•a•mus (ˌhɪp əˈpɒt ə məs)
n., pl. -mus•es, -mi (-ˌmaɪ) a large African mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, with a hairless, thick body and short legs, living in and alongside rivers. [1555–65; < Latin < Greek hippopótamos, earlier híppos potámios literally, riverine horse (term used by Herodotus in his account of the Egyptian hippopotamus)] hip`po•po•tam′ic (-pəˈtæm ɪk) hip`po•po•ta′mi•an (-ˈteɪ mi ən) adj. hip·po·pot·a·mus (hĭp′ə-pŏt′ə-məs) A large, chiefly aquatic African mammal having a barrel-shaped body, thick skin, short legs with four toes, and a wide-mouthed muzzle. Because its skin loses water quickly when exposed to the air, the hippopotamus must spend the day in water. It feeds at night on land grasses. See Note at rhinoceros.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  hippopotamus - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical AfricaHippopotamus amphibius, river horse, hippoartiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each footgenus Hippopotamus - type genus of the Hippopotamidae |
Translationshippopotamus (hipəˈpotəməs) noun a large African animal with very thick skin living in or near rivers. 河馬 河马hippopotamus
hippopotamus, herbivorous, river-living mammal of tropical Africa. The large hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, has a short-legged, broad body with a tough gray or brown hide. The male stands about 5 ft (160 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 5 tons (4,500 kg); the female is slightly smaller. The mouth is wide, and the incisors and lower canines are large ivory tusks that grow throughout life. The eyes are near the top of the head, so the animal can see when nearly submerged. Hippopotamuses usually live in herds of about 15 animals. Much of their time is spent standing or swimming underwater, where they feed on aquatic plants; they must rise to breathe every 5 minutes or so. At night groups of animals feed on the shore. The hippopotamus is hunted for meat, and Africans have used the hide for shields and whips. Once widespread in Africa, the animal is now rare except in unsettled areas and reserves. The pygmy hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis, is found in W Africa. It is about 30 in. (75 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs about 400 lb (180 kg). It tends to be solitary and spends much of its time on the shore, sleeping by day in thickets. Recent DNA studies indicate that whales are most closely related to hippopotamuses. Hippopotamuses are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Artiodactyla, family Hippopotamidae.hippopotamus[‚hip·ə′päd·ə·məs] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for two species of artiodactyl ungulates composing the family Hippopotamidae. hippopotamus1. a very large massive gregarious artiodactyl mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, living in or around the rivers of tropical Africa: family Hippopotamidae. It has short legs and a thick skin sparsely covered with hair 2. pigmy hippopotamus a related but smaller animal, Choeropsis liberiensis hippopotamus
Synonyms for hippopotamusnoun massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical AfricaSynonyms- Hippopotamus amphibius
- river horse
- hippo
Related Words- artiodactyl
- artiodactyl mammal
- even-toed ungulate
- genus Hippopotamus
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