Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuborder Suina — thehippopotamus andpygmy hippopotamus and similar extinct animals.
Etymologies
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Hippopotamus + -idae
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Examples
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On the origins of Hippopotamidae together with descriptions of two species, a new genus and a new subfamily from the Miocene of Kenya.
More on what I saw at the zoo Darren Naish 2006
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The phylogeny and taxonomy of Hippopotamidae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla): a review based on morphology and cladistic analysis.
More on what I saw at the zoo Darren Naish 2006
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Whales probably evolved from anthracobunid artiodactyls, a stem group that may be closely related to Hippopotamidae
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Boisserie J-R, Lihoreau F, Brunet M (2005) The position of Hippopotamidae within Cetartiodactyla.
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