Choeropsis
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See also: Chœropsis
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/2006_09_09_Hipopotam_ubt.jpeg/220px-2006_09_09_Hipopotam_ubt.jpeg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χοῖρος (khoîros, “a pig”) and + -opsis.
Proper noun
[edit]Choeropsis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae – pygmy hippopotamuses.
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Choeropsis liberiensis, †Choeropsis madagascariensis - species
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (genus): Hippopotamus - genus of common hippopotamus, which genus formerly included the species of Choeropsis.
References
[edit]pygmy hippopotamus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Choeropsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hexaprotodon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hexaprotodon at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Hexaprotodon in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Hexaprotodon at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.