Hippopotamus

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hippopotamus
       n : massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around
           rivers of tropical Africa [syn: {hippo}, {river horse}, {Hippopotamus
           amphibius}]
       [also: {hippopotami} (pl)]