コビトカバ

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Japanese

 コビトカバ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From 小人 (kobito, pygmy) +‎ 河馬 (kaba, hippopotamus). The hito reading for changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

コビトカバ or こびとかば (kobitokaba

  1. a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)