hip‧po‧pot‧a‧mus /ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs $ -ˈpɑː-/
noun (
plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami /-maɪ-/)
[countable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: Greek, from hippos 'horse' + potamos 'river']
a large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water ⇒
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