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What is the difference between hippo and hippopotamus?

hippo | hippopotamus |

Hippopotamus is a synonym of hippo.



As nouns the difference between hippo and hippopotamus

is that hippo is short form of hippopotamus while hippopotamus is a large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (species: Hippopotamus amphibius) that spends most of the day living in water, but comes on to land at night to feed. Of all living land animals, only the rhinoceros and elephant are larger.

hippo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Short form of hippopotamus.
  • * 2006' "The Eastern Cape village whose dam has been taken over by a '''hippo will decide next week what happens to the animal." ''Weekend Argus 24 June 2006.

    • Derived terms

    *hippo fly

    hippopotamus

    English

    (wikipedia hippopotamus)

    Noun

  • A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal () that spends most of the day living in water, but comes on to land at night to feed. Of all living land animals, only the rhinoceros and elephant are larger.

    • Synonyms

    * (semi-aquatic mammal) hippo, river horse

    Derived terms

    * pygmy hippopotamus

    Related terms

    * hippo- * potamic

    Synonyms

    * hippo, river horse English nouns with irregular plurals English words prefixed with hippo- ----