English noun: Hippo | |||
1. | Hippo (location) an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria | ||
Synonyms | Hippo Regius | ||
Instance hypernym | town | ||
Part meronym | Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria | ||
2. | hippo (animal) massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa | ||
Synonyms | hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate | ||
Member meronym | genus Hippopotamus | ||