"hippos" in the noun sense
1. Hippo, Hippo Regius
an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria
2. hippopotamus, hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius
massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
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