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Meanings of pygmy hippopotamus in English

Russian
choeropsis
Portuguese
hipopótamo-pigmeu
Spanish
choeropsis liberiensis
Catalan
hexaprotodon liberiensis
Wikidata

Species of mammal.

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        Usage of pygmy hippopotamus in English
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        A baby pygmy hippopotamus has made an arrival at Melbourne zoo, the first to be born there since 1981.
        The Guardian
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        A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Polish zoo two weeks ago has appeared in public for the first time.
        BBC
        3
        Taronga Zoo's baby pygmy hippopotamus - the first born at the Sydney attraction in seven years - has made its first public appearance.
        BBC
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        The pygmy hippopotamus is native to forests and swamps of West Africa, with adults growing to just half the size of the common hippopotamus.
        Reuters
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        An adult pygmy hippopotamus typically reaches around 70-80cm tall and weighs around 250kg, about a quarter of the size of a full-sized hippo.
        The Guardian
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        Leishan, a baby pygmy hippopotamus, sits in the water next to her mother Ellen in their enclosure at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland July 2, 2009.
        Reuters