hippopotamus

As nouns the difference between giraffe and hippopotamus

is that giraffe is a ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns 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.

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As a noun 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.

As a proper noun hippopotamus

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As a noun volcano is

a vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

As a proper noun hippopotamus

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As an adjective hippopotamuslike is

resembling or characteristic of a hippopotamus.

As nouns the difference between hippopotamus and hippopotamid

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 hippopotamid is any mammal of the family Hippopotamidae; the hippopotamuses.

As nouns the difference between hippopotamus and anthracothere

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 anthracothere is any of several extinct artiodactyl ungulates, of the family Anthracotheriidae, related to the hippopotamus.