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river horses

river horses is the plural of river horse.

Meaning of river horse

Noun

river horse (plural river horses)

  1. (uncommon) Hippopotamus.
    • The river-horse feeds upon the herbage of the Nile, and the behemoth is said to eat grass like an ox.1808, Thomas Shaw, Travels Or Observations

Questions about river horses

What is river horses the plural of?
River horses is the plural of river horse.

Words near river horses in the dictionary

  1. river gums
  2. River Hebert
  3. river hog
  4. river hogs
  5. river horse
  6. river horses
  7. river island
  8. river islands
  9. river jack
  10. river jacks
  11. river lamprey

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