hippos
Massive African wallowers
Hippos is the plural of hippo, the informal shortening of hippopotamus—a large, barrel-bodied African mammal that spends much of its time submerged in rivers and lakes.
Despite their lumbering appearance, hippos are notoriously aggressive and among the most dangerous animals on the continent: We watched hippos surface in the Zambezi.
Defensive about owned space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- chargingRestoring electrical power
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- wallowingIndulging without restraint
mudbath · yawning · bellowing · grunting · pod · bloat · herd · mating
Large flowing watercourse
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
- waterholeNatural animal drinking source
- swimMove through water
- floatBuoyant object or vehicle
wetlands · freshwater · marsh · lake · amphibious · underwater · buoyancy · wading
Africa's longest river
- ZambeziFourth-longest African river
- KenyaEast African country, capital Nairobi
- TanzaniaDodoma-capital nation
- UgandaEast African republic
safari · Serengeti · Victoria Falls · Limpopo · Kruger National Park · Botswana · South Africa · Zambia
Cylindrical with curved sides
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- caninesDog family members
- jawsMouth's bony framework
- snoutBeast's protruding face
nostrils · ears · eyes · thick skin · short legs · webbed feet · tail · ivory
Extremely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- stockyShort and solidly built
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
ponderous · tonnage · heavy · rotund · dense · solid · formidable · imposing
Celtic feminine name
- GloriaHymn praising God
- fantasiaFree-form musical composition
- plush toySoft fabric figure
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
cartoon · stuffed animal · children's books · Egyptian mythology
territorial
Defensive about owned space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- chargingRestoring electrical power
- grazingFeeding on pasture
wallowing · mudbath · yawning · bellowing · grunting · pod · bloat · herd · mating · basking
river
Large flowing watercourse
float · wetlands · freshwater · marsh · lake · amphibious · underwater · buoyancy · wading · surfacing
Nile
Africa's longest river
- ZambeziFourth-longest African river
- KenyaEast African country, capital Nairobi
- TanzaniaDodoma-capital nation
Uganda · safari · Serengeti · Victoria Falls · Limpopo · Kruger National Park · Botswana · South Africa · Zambia · Malawi
barrel-shaped
Cylindrical with curved sides
snout · nostrils · ears · eyes · thick skin · short legs · webbed feet · tail · ivory · blubber
enormous
Extremely large in scale
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
- stockyShort and solidly built
bulky · ponderous · tonnage · heavy · rotund · dense · solid · formidable · imposing
Fiona
Celtic feminine name
mascot · cartoon · stuffed animal · children's books · Egyptian mythology
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- African NatureAfrican elephants, African lions, Serengeti, Sahara, Congo Basin
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- large herbivoreselephants, African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinos, black rhinos
- plant-eatersherbivores, grazers, browsers, cows, horses
- tropical savannalions, elephants, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs
- Hungry Hungry HipposCompetitive marble-collecting board game
- Hungry HipposCompetitive marble-munching game
- pygmy hippoSmaller hippopotamus species
- Augustine of Hippo
- stuffed hippoSoft toy river horse
- pygmy hippopotamusDiminutive semi-aquatic African ungulate