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Blend of whale + hippo, reportedly coined by John Gatesy et al. in 1996.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
whippo
Today it means: Any member of the suborder Whippomorpha, including whales and hippopotamuses. Full definition →
Today it means: Any member of the suborder Whippomorpha, including whales and hippopotamuses. Full definition →
Blend of whale + hippo, reportedly coined by John Gatesy et al. in 1996.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.