Hippo (n.)

  1. an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria

    [ Syn: hippo , hippo regius ]

  2. massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

    [ Syn: hippopotamus , river horse , hippopotamus amphibius ]

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