Define on the whole. on the whole synonyms, on the whole pronunciation, on the whole translation, English dictionary definition of on the whole. adj. 1. a. Containing all components; complete: the whole series of novels. b. Not divided or disjoined; in one unit: a whole loaf. c. Constituting the full...
The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis). The name comes from the ancient Greek for river horse (á¼±ÏÏÎ¿ÏÏÏÎ±Î¼Î¿Ï).
Hippocampus (mythology) The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampoi (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Greek: á¼±ÏÏÏÎºÎ±Î¼ÏÎ¿Ï, from á¼µÏÏÎ¿Ï, horse and ÎºÎ¬Î¼ÏÎ¿Ï, monster), often called a sea-horse in English, is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology, though the name by which it is recognised is purely Greek.