hippopotamidn.

Brit.

/ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəmɪd/, U.S.

/ˌhɪpəˈpɑdəmɪd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Hippopotamidae.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Hippopotamidae, family name (1845 or earlier) < Hippopotamus , genus name (see hippopotamus n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³).

Zoology.

Any of the living and extinct mammals of the family Hippopotamidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [noun] > group Suiformes (hippos and pigs) > family Hippopotamidae

hippopotamid1864

hippopotamoid1876

1864 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts 2nd Ser. 37 161 The former include the Proboscideans, Rhinoceroses, Tapirs, Hogs and Hippopotamids.

1871 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Vertebrated Animals viii. 375 Merycopotamus..appears to have been a Hippopotamid.

1978 Jrnl. Paleontol. 52 929/2 A portion of Hexaprotodon protamphibius (hippopotamid) tooth..was broken.

1993 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. Suppl. 13 40/2 Recent expeditions to paleontological sites in the Manonga Valley..have led to the recovery of a sizeable collection of fossil hippopotamids.

2003 T. E. Cerling et al. in M. G. Leakey & J. M. Harris Lothagam xii. 609 Hippopotamids evidently exploited a diversity of plant resources.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hippopotamid
释义	hippopotamidn. Brit. /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəmɪd/, U.S. /ˌhɪpəˈpɑdəmɪd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Hippopotamidae. Etymology: < scientific Latin Hippopotamidae, family name (1845 or earlier) < Hippopotamus , genus name (see hippopotamus n.) + -idae (see -id suffix³). Zoology. Any of the living and extinct mammals of the family Hippopotamidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Artiodactyla (cloven-hoofed animals) > [noun] > group Suiformes (hippos and pigs) > family Hippopotamidae hippopotamid1864 hippopotamoid1876 1864 Amer. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts 2nd Ser. 37 161 The former include the Proboscideans, Rhinoceroses, Tapirs, Hogs and Hippopotamids. 1871 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Vertebrated Animals viii. 375 Merycopotamus..appears to have been a Hippopotamid. 1978 Jrnl. Paleontol. 52 929/2 A portion of Hexaprotodon protamphibius (hippopotamid) tooth..was broken. 1993 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. Suppl. 13 40/2 Recent expeditions to paleontological sites in the Manonga Valley..have led to the recovery of a sizeable collection of fossil hippopotamids. 2003 T. E. Cerling et al. in M. G. Leakey & J. M. Harris Lothagam xii. 609 Hippopotamids evidently exploited a diversity of plant resources. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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