river horse

短语

河马

词形变化

river horses 复数 river horses

别名

river-horse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Hippopotamus.

    过时

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

hippo hippopotamus

上位词 2

artiodactyl even-toed ungulate

词源

Calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos). Compare Middle English water hors (“hippopotamus”). By surface analysis, river + horse.

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