hippopotamus

UK /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ US /ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

closest, correct, far, heaviest, huge, oldest, plural, semiaquatic

VERB + HIPPOPOTAMUS

called, saw, thought

HIPPOPOTAMUS + NOUN

'hippopotamuses', captivity, elephant, lionesses, london, polka, tom, zoo

PREP.

in, toward, with

Definitions

noun

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.

The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around

hippo

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen.

Wiktionary

Tom told Mary that he thought a hippopotamus could run at a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour.

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The Council slaves whipped him with their hippopotamus hide whips.

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Tom was trampled by a wild hippopotamus.

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I saw a hippopotamus at the zoo.

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A hippopotamus can bite a person in half, which is an uncommon ability for a guinea pig.

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