hippopotamus Meaning & Definition

  • En [ ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs]
  • Us [ ˌhɪp.əˈpɑː.t̬ə.məs]

Meaning of hippopotamus In English

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Examples of hippopotamus

  • At night, a hippopotamus leaves the river where it sleeps most of the day. 

  • A notable exception to the above generalization is the hippopotamus, which grazes on swamp vegetation and causes considerable damage to trampled plants by its enormous body weight.

  • Rhinoceros is not uncommon, and hippopotamus is present in fair numbers.

  • That impression is not so much one of lions led by donkeys as of hippopotami managed by hypocrites.

  • I believe that the hippopotamus is very fond of mashes made of wheat meal.

  • Thank you for allowing the hippopotamus to get back to the river!

  • But the hippopotamus simply kept his mouth open waiting to be fed.

  • It would have been more serious if he had said a hippopotamus, because, after all, that is an aquatic animal.

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Translations of hippopotamus In Other Languages

  • 中文繁体

    河馬…

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  • 中文简体

    河马…

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  • Español

    hipopótamo, hipopótamo/ama [masculine-feminine]…

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  • Português

    hipopótamo…

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  • 日本語

    カバ…

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  • Türk dili

    su aygırı, hipopotam…

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  • Français

    hippopotame [masculine], hippopotame…

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  • Catalan

    hipopòtam…

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