Hippo
WordNet
noun
(1) Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
(2) An ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Short form of hippopotamus.
- 2006 "The Eastern Cape village whose dam has been taken over by a hippo will decide next week what happens to the animal." Weekend Argus 24 June 2006.