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hippopotamus

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12
Pronunciation
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ (UK)
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/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ (UK) · /ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/ (US) · [ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.ɾə.məs] (US) · /hɪ.poˈpo.ta.mʊs/ · /hɪ.po.poˈta.mʊs/ · /ˌhi.po̞.po̞ˈte̞ː.mo̞s/ · /ˌhi.poˈpo.te.mɔs/

Definition of hippopotamus

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
  2. 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.”

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Etymology

From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). Displaced nicker, from Old English nicor.

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