pygmy hippopotamus
English
editNoun
editpygmy hippopotamus (plural pygmy hippopotamuses or pygmy hippopotami or pygmy hippopotamus)
- A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa of species Choeropsis liberiensis (syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis), similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.
Synonyms
edit- (mammal): pygmy hippo
Translations
editHexaprotodon liberiensis
|
See also
editFurther reading
edit- pygmy hippopotamus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hexaprotodon liberiensis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hexaprotodon liberiensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hexaprotodon liberiensis in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.