Meanings
nounpygmy hippopotamus (plural pygmy hippopotamuses or pygmy hippopotami or pygmy hippopotamus)
plural pygmy hippopotamuses · plural pygmy hippopotami
- A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.
Synonyms: pygmy hippo
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 倭河馬 /倭河马
- 倭河馬 /倭河马 (wōhémǎ)Choeropsis liberiensis
Dutch dwergnijlpaard
- dwergnijlpaardChoeropsis liberiensis
Finnish kääpiövirtahepo, pikkuvirtahepo
- kääpiövirtahepoChoeropsis liberiensis
- pikkuvirtahepoChoeropsis liberiensis
French hippopotame nain
- hippopotame nainChoeropsis liberiensis
German Zwergflusspferd
- ZwergflusspferdChoeropsis liberiensis
Hungarian törpe víziló
- törpe vízilóChoeropsis liberiensis
Polish hipopotam karłowaty
- hipopotam karłowatyChoeropsis liberiensis
Russian ка́рликовый бегемо́т, либери́йский ка́рликовый бегемо́т
- ка́рликовый бегемо́т (kárlikovyj begemót)Choeropsis liberiensis
- либери́йский ка́рликовый бегемо́т (liberíjskij kárlikovyj begemót)Choeropsis liberiensis
- ка́рликовый гиппопота́м (kárlikovyj gippopotám)Choeropsis liberiensis
Swedish dvärgflodhäst
- dvärgflodhästChoeropsis liberiensis
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APA
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