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Noun

pygmy hippopotamus ‎(plural pygmy hippopotamuses or pygmy hippopotami or pygmy hippopotamus)

1. A large four-toed, four-legged mammal native to western Africa, similar to but half the height of the common hippopotamus.

Synonyms

• (mammal): pygmy hippo; Hexaprotodon liberiensis, Choeropsis liberiensis - alternative taxonomic names

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