hippopotamus, common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) · hippopotamus, any member of the family Hippopotamidae · behemoth (the mythical monster of Job 40)
çekim: çoğul virtahevot · tamlayan virtahevon
köken: virta (“river”) + hepo (“horse”), calque of Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”), "riverine horse".