Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "river horse" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HIPPO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "river horse" (5) Universal Oct 10, 2025
8% RHINO Animal whose full name comes from the Greek for "nose horn" (5) The New Yorker Mini Aug 28, 2026
6% ASTATINE Radioactive element whose name derives from a Greek word for "unstable" (8) The Times Specialist Oct 26, 2026
6% TIMOR Island whose name comes from the Malay word for "east" (5) The Times Specialist Sunday Oct 25, 2026
6% STYX Greek river of the underworld (4) New York Times Mini Oct 22, 2026
6% MOLERAT Burrowing animal whose name is made up of two other animals (7) New York Times Oct 16, 2026
6% ORIOLE Bird whose name comes from the Latin for "golden" (6) New York Times Sep 13, 2026
6% ZEUS Name from the Greek for "Sky Father" (4) Newsday Sep 5, 2026
6% AMNESTY Government act whose name comes from the Greek for "forgetfulness" (7) New York Times Aug 9, 2026
5% DOT Dorothy comes to full stop (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Oct 29, 2026

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