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Noun: river horse
  1. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
    - hippopotamus, hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius

Derived forms: river horses

Type of: artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate

Part of: genus Hippopotamus