hippopotamus

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/

Noun

hippopotamus

1. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Synonyms

• (semi-aquatic mammal) hippo, river horse

Related terms

• hippo-
• potamic

Translations

• French: hippopotame
• German: Flusspferd, Flusspferdmännchen, Flusspferdweibchen, Nilpferd, Nilpferdmännchen, Nilpferdweibchen,
• Italian: ippopotamo
• Portuguese: hipopótamo
• Russian: гиппопота́м
• Spanish: hipopótamo

Synonyms

• (a large, herbivorous African mammal) hippo, river horse

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