Choeropsis
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See also: Chœropsis
Translingual[edit]
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 – the pygmy hippopotamuses, now Hexaprotodon.
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.
