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Hippopotamus vs Behemoth - What's the difference?

hippopotamus | behemoth |

As nouns the difference between hippopotamus and behemoth

is that 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 while behemoth is a great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.

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

    behemoth

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Bible) A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.
  • A great and mighty monster.
  • Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
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    Synonyms

    * (something of great size and power ): colossus, leviathan, mammoth, titan

    Quotations

    * *: Behold now behemoth , which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
    Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
    He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.
    His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. * 2001 — , Artemis Fowl , p 58 *: Next she doused the smouldering troll with the contents of the restaurant's fire extinguisher, hoping the icy powder wouldn't revive the sleeping behemoth .

    Derived terms

    * behemothian * behemothic

    See also

    * leviathan