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1 hippopotamus
hippŏpŏtămus, i, m., = hippopotamos, a river - horse, hippopotamus, Plin. 8, 25, 39, § 95; Mel. 1, 9, 3; Amm. 22, 15. -
2 Hippopotamus
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3 Hippopotamus amphibius
ENG hippopotamusNLD nijlpaardGER Flußpferd, NilpferdFRA hippopotame amphibie -
4 behemoth
behemoth (Hebrew), great/monsterous beast; (hippopotamus?); (Job 40:10) -
5 behmoth
behemoth (Hebrew), great/monsterous beast; (hippopotamus?); (Job 40:10) -
6 equus
ĕquus, i ( gen. plur. equūm, Verg. G. 2, 542; Stat. Th. 4, 409 al.), m. [Sanscr. acvas; Gr. hippos (ikkos); cf. Epŏna; root, ak-, to be sharp or swift; cf. Gr. akros, ôkus; Lat. acus, ocior], a horse, steed, charger.I.Prop.A.In gen. (cf.:B.caballus, canterius, mannus),
Varr. R. R. 2, 7; Col. 6, 27 sq.; Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 154 sq.; Pall. Mart. 13; Enn. ap. Cic. de Sen. 5, 14 (Ann. v. 441 ed. Vahlen); Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 39; id. Men. 5, 2, 109; Cic. Rep. 1, 43; 1, 7, 9 et saep.:equus = equa,
Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 11.—Offered as a sacrifice to Mars, Paul. ex Fest. p. 81, 16, and p. 178, 24 sq. Müll.; cf. Prop. 4 (5), 1, 20; and v. October: EQVO PVBLICO ORNATVS, EXORNATVS, HONORATVS, etc.; or, ellipt., EQVO PVBLICO, very often [p. 654] in inscriptions; v. Inscr. Momms. 73; 459; 445; 1952; 2456;2865 al.—In another sense: equi publici,
post-horses, Amm. 14, 6.—Equo vehi, advehi, ire, desilire, equum conscendere, flectere, in equum ascendere, equo citato, concitato, etc., see under these verbs.—In partic.1.Of cavalry, in the phrase, equis virisque (viri = pedites; cf. eques and vir), adverb., with horse and foot, i. e. with might and main, with tooth and nail, Liv. 5, 37; Flor. 2, 7, 8;2.also: equis, viris,
Cic. Phil. 8, 7, 21; id. Fam. 9, 7; cf. Nep. Hamilc. 4;and in the order, viris equisque,
Cic. Off. 3, 33.—Transf., of race-horses:C.ego cursu corrigam tarditatem tum equis, tum vero, quoniam scribis poëma ab eo nostrum probari, quadrigis poeticis,
i. e. in prose and poetry, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 15, a (see the passage in connection).—Transf.1.In plur. (like hippoi in Homer), a chariot, Verg. A. 9, 777.—2.The wind, Cat. 66, 54; Val. Fl. 1, 611.—3.In mal. part., Hor. S. 2, 7, 50; Petr. 24, 4; App. M. 2, p. 122; Mart. 11, 104, 14.—D.Prov.: equi donati dentes non inspiciuntur, we don't look a gift horse in the mouth, Hier. Ep. ad Ephes. prooem.—II.Meton.A.Equus bipes, a sea-horse, Verg. G. 4, 389;B.Auct. Pervig. Ven. 10: fluviatilis,
a river-horse, hippopotamus, Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 73.—Equus ligneus, like the Homeric halos hippos, a ship, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 10.—C.The Trojan horse, Verg. A. 2, 112 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 108; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 12; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 25; Hor. C. 4, 6, 13 al.—* 2.Trop., of a secret conspiracy, Cic. Mur. 37, 78.—D.A battering-ram, because shaped like a horse;E.afterwards called aries,
Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202.—The constellation Pegasus, Cic. N. D. 2, 43, 111 sq.; Col. 11, 2, 31; Hyg. Astr. 2, 18; 3, 17.—F.Equus Trojanus, the title of a play of Livius Andronicus, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al. -
7 praeterquam
praeter-quam (separate, praeter enim quam, Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 45; Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 38 infra), adv., beyond, besides, except, save (class.):II.neque, praeterquam quas ipse amor molestias Habet, addas,
Ter. Eun. 1, 1, 32:verbum si mihi unum, praeterquam quod to rogo, faxis, cave,
id. And. 4, 4, 14:virgo quae praeter sapiet quam placet parentibus,
Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 38:nullum praemium postulo, praeterquam hujus diei memoriam sempiternam,
Cic. Cat. 3, 11, 26:interrogari, num quo crimine esset accusatus, praeterquam veneni ejus,
id. Clu. 38, 105:a quā (moneta), praeterquam de sue plenā, quid umquam moniti sumus?
id. Div. 2, 32, 69:si nullam praeterquam vitae nostrae jacturam fieri viderem,
Caes. B. G. 7, 77:sine ullis doloribus, praeterquam quos ex curatione capiebat,
Nep. Att. 21, 3:nec quod nos ex conubio vestro petamus, quicquam est, praeterquam ut, etc.,
Liv. 4, 4, 12:multitudo coalescere nullā re praeterquam legibus poterat,
id. 1, 8, 1; 4, 17, 6; 4, 48, 3;26, 42, 8: telum hastili abiegno et cetera tereti praeterquam ad extremum,
id. 21, 8, 10:cuncta potest... vetustas, Praeterquam curas attenuare meas,
Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 17.—With etiam, quoque, tum vero, besides, = not only... but also:malum, praeterquam atrox, etiam novum,
Liv. 22, 53, 6; 30, 6, 4 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf. id. 6, 24, 7:Syracusarum oppugnatio ad finem venit, praeterquam vi ac virtute ducis, intestinā etiam proditione adjuta,
id. 25, 23:lusit... praeterquam Decembri mense, aliis quoque festis ac profestis diebus,
Suet. Aug. 71:declamaverat Antonius praeterquam semper alias, tum vero nimium quantum delectabiliter,
Gell. 15, 1, 1: praeterquam si, except when, unless:hippopotamus tergoris impenetrabilis, praeterquam si umore madeat,
Plin. 8, 25, 39, § 95: praeterquam quod, except that:omnes mihi labores fuere leves, praeterquam tui carendum quod erat,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 4, 20:praeterquam quod sine te, ceterum satis commode, etc.,
Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14, 1:praeterquam quod ita Quintio placeret,
Liv. 35, 25:amissio nullius animae, praeterquam navis,
but... only, Vulg. Act. 27, 22.—With praeterea:praeter enim quam quod comitia illa essent armis gesta servilibus, praeterea, etc.,
Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 45.—For praeterquam quod, except that, Plin. 20, 10, 42, § 108. -
8 Choeropsis liberiensis
ENG pygmy hippopotamusNLD dwergnijlpaardGER ZwergflußpferdFRA hippopotame nain
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Hippopotamus — Hip po*pot a*mus, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L. {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.?; i ppos horse + ? river. Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hippopotamus — 1560s, from L.L. hippopotamus, from Gk. hippopotamus riverhorse (earlier ho hippos ho potamios the horse of the river ), from hippos horse (see EQUINE (Cf. equine)) + potamos river, rushing water (see PETITION (Cf. petition)). Replaced M.E … Etymology dictionary
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hippopotamus — [hip΄ə pät′ə məs] n. pl. hippopotamuses, hippopotami [hip΄ə pät′əmī΄] hippopotamus [L < Gr hippopotamos, lit., river horse < hippos (see HIPPO ) + potamos, river, orig., that which goes down < IE base * pet , to fall, fly > FEATHER,… … English World dictionary
Hippopotămus — Hippopotămus, so v.w. Flußpferd … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hippopotămus — Hippopotămus, Flußpferd; Hippopotamidae, Familie der Huftiere (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Hippopotamus — Hippopotămus, s. Nilpferd … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Hippopotamus — Hippopotamus, grch., d. Flußpferd … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
hippopotamus — ► NOUN (pl. hippopotamuses or hippopotami) ▪ a large African mammal with a thick skin and massive jaws, living partly on land and partly in water. ORIGIN Greek hippopotamos, from hippos ho potamios, river horse … English terms dictionary
Hippopotamus — Hippo redirects here. For other uses, see Hippo (disambiguation). This page is about the species Hippopotamus amphibius. For the genus Hippopotamus, see Hippopotamus (genus). Hippopotamus … Wikipedia
hippopotamus — hippopotamic /hip euh peuh tam ik/, hippopotamian /hip euh peuh tay mee euhn/, adj. /hip euh pot euh meuhs/, n., pl. hippopotamuses, hippopotami / muy /. a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs … Universalium