Aquatic mammal whose closest terrestrial relative is the hippopotamus Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WHALE Aquatic mammal whose closest terrestrial relative is the hippopotamus (5) New York Times Mini Oct 1, 2024
3% SEAL Aquatic mammal (4) (4) Mirror Quick Aug 24, 2025
3% OTTER Aquatic mammal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Aug 14, 2025
3% MANATEE Aquatic Florida mammal (7) Commuter Jul 12, 2025
3% POD A group of aquatic mammals (3)
2% MOLE Tunneling mammal (4) Newsday Oct 21, 2025
2% TAPIRS Piglike mammals (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
2% HIPPO African mammal (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 8, 2025
2% ONO Otherwise closest bid (3) Puzzler Backwords Sep 28, 2025
2% BAT Mammal that flies (3) Newsday Sep 22, 2025

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