dwergnijlpaard

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Dutch

Etymology

From dwerg +‎ nijlpaard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʋɛrxˌnɛi̯l.paːrt/
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  • Hyphenation: dwerg‧nijl‧paard

Noun

dwergnijlpaard n (plural dwergnijlpaarden, diminutive dwergnijlpaardje n)

  1. pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis, syn. Hexaprotodon liberiensis)