River Horse Definition
noun
Webster's New World
(poetic) Hippopotamus.
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Synonyms:
- Hippopotamus amphibius
- hippo
- hippopotamus
Other Word Forms of River Horse
Noun
Singular:
river horse
Plural:
river-horsesOrigin of River Horse
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Calque of hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopotamos), from ἵππος (hippos, “horse") + ποταμός (potamos, “river").
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