n. A great and mighty beast God shows Job in Job 40:15-24.
n. A great and mighty monster.
n. Something which has the qualities of great power and might, and monstrous proportions.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in Job xl. 15-24.
n. something of large size or great power.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An animal mentioned in Job xl. 15–24; probably, from the details given, a hippopotamus, but sometimes taken for some other animal, or for a type of the largest land-animals generally.
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n. someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
n. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
Word Usage
"Regarding the hippo, I will say this: the behemoth is a mythical beast, whether it is related to the hippo or not."