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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 人 changes to bito as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
コビトカバ or こびとかば • (kobitokaba)
- a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)