Koiropotamus

noun

Koi·​ro·​pot·​a·​mus

ˌkȯirōˈpätəməs

: a genus of wild hogs comprising the African river hogs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Greek choiros pig + potamos river; akin to Greek piptein to fall

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