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pygmy hippopotamuses

pygmy hippopotamuses is the plural of pygmy hippopotamus.

Meaning of pygmy hippopotamus

Noun

pygmy hippopotamus (plural pygmy hippopotamuses or pygmy hippopotami or pygmy hippopotamus)

  1. 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:
    pygmy hippo

Questions about pygmy hippopotamuses

What is pygmy hippopotamuses the plural of?
Pygmy hippopotamuses is the plural of pygmy hippopotamus.

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