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    HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africaplay

    Synonyms:

    hippo; hippopotamus; Hippopotamus amphibius; river horse

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Hippopotamus amphibius" is a kind of...):

    artiodactyl; artiodactyl mammal; even-toed ungulate (placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot)

    Holonyms ("Hippopotamus amphibius" is a member of...):

    genus Hippopotamus (type genus of the Hippopotamidae)

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