How to pronounce“hippopotamus”in English
IPA/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/
Syllableship·po·po·ta·mus
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noun
A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
noun
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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