river horse

river horse

n. See hippopotamus.

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[Translation of Greek hippopotamos; see hippopotamus.]

river horse

n (Animals) an informal name for the hippopotamus

riv′er horse`

n. a hippopotamus. [1595–1605]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

river horse - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africahippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, 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

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