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Definition of Hippopotamus amphibius
1. Noun. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa.
Generic synonyms: Artiodactyl, Artiodactyl Mammal, Even-toed Ungulate
Group relationships: Genus Hippopotamus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippopotamus Amphibius
Literary usage of Hippopotamus amphibius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"SERUM PROTEINS OF hippopotamus amphibius (LINNAEUS) By BARBARA ... June 1958 an
experiment on the control of hippopotamus amphibius (Linnaeus) was carried ..."
2. The Principal forms of the skeleton and the teeth: As the Basis for a System by Richard Owen (1855)
"... ОГ THE hippopotamus amphibius. The even-toed hoofed animals that do not ruminate
have no horns. The osteology of this division is here illustrated in ..."
3. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum, (Natural History) by Richard Lydekker (1885)
"Hab. Europe (Upper Pliocene and Pleistocene) and Africa (Pleistocene and Recent).
Fig. 37. hippopotamus amphibius.—Cranium and mandible. ..."
4. Catalogue of the Hunterian Collection in the Museum of the Royal College of by Museum, Royal College of Surgeons in London (1831)
"hippopotamus amphibius. 686. Skull of a male Hippopotamus. hippopotamus amphibius.
687. Skull of a Hippopotamus. hippopotamus amphibius. 688. ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The common hippopotamus (hippopotamus amphibius), which formerly inhabited all
the great rivers of Africa but whose range has now been much restricted, ..."
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