hip·po·pot·a·mus
 hippopotamus
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hippopotami, hippopotamuses |
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a very large, bulky, nearly hairless plant-eating African mammal that lives mostly in and close to water.
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Hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek word for this animal, which means "horse of the river."