Noun
- 1. Hippo, Hippo Regius
- usage: an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
- 2. hippopotamus, hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal
- usage: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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