pygmy hippopotamus

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noun

a small hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis, of forests and swamps in western Africa.

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This article is excerpted from American Hippopotamus, a recent single from The Atavist.
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To make matters worse, the pygmy goat did not even belong to Thompson; it had been stolen from a 4-year-old boy.
Rudy Eugene, Brian De Leon, and More Crazy 'Bath Salt' Freakouts|Andrew Carter|June 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Pygmy hippos are a distinct sub-species to their larger cousins the common hippopotamus.
Prince Harry The Pygmy Hippos Dies||May 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
With only a half million natives (and another half million foreign workers) Bahrain is a pygmy in Arab politics.
Bahrain Uprising: High Stakes for the U.S.|Bruce Riedel|February 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Reading Pygmy is like trying to do a crossword puzzle while riding a horse underwater.
The Prince of Gibberish|Allen Barra|June 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It was a hippopotamus which had been standing on the river-brink within six yards of the muzzle of his gun.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
He aimed at the yawning hippopotamus and fired, hitting it on the skull, but at such an angle that the ball glanced off.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
After entering the great primeval forest Mr. Lloyd went west for five days without the sight of a Pygmy.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
He journeyed for three weeks in the Pygmy forest and had excellent opportunities for examining its inhabitants.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
They are lacking, like the Pygmy races in general, in the art of chipping stone, one of the earliest arts acquired by man.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris