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hippopotamus 音標拼音: [h ,ɪpəp'ɑtəməs] n. 河馬 河馬 hippopotamus n 1: massive thick- skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa [ synonym: { hippopotamus}, { hippo}, { river horse}, { Hippopotamus amphibius}] Hippopotamus \ Hip` po* pot" a* mus\, n.; pl. E. { Hippopotamuses}, L. { Hippopotami}. [ L., from Gr.?; " i` ppos horse ? river. Cf. { Equine}.] ( Zool.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({ Hippopotamus amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical 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 ({ Hippopotamus Liberiencis}) inhabits Western Africa. [ 1913 Webster]
pachyderm \ pach" y* derm\ ( p[ a^] k"[ i^]* d[~ e] rm), n. [ Cf. F. pachyderme.] ( Zool.) Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin, including the { elephant}, { rhinoceros}, and { hippopotamus}, one of the Pachydermata. [ WordNet 1. 5 1913 Webster]
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