genus hippopotamus

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   type genus of the Hippopotamidae

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofHippopotamidae

Questions about genus hippopotamus

What does genus hippopotamus mean?

genus hippopotamus means "type genus of the Hippopotamidae".

Is genus hippopotamus a common word?

genus hippopotamus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.