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hippopotamus
[ hip-uh-pot-uh-muhs ]
noun
- a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
hippopotamus
/ ˌɪəˈɒəə /
noun
- a very large massive gregarious artiodactyl mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, living in or around the rivers of tropical Africa: family Hippopotamidae. It has short legs and a thick skin sparsely covered with hair
- pigmy hippopotamusa related but smaller animal, Choeropsis liberiensis
Other 51Թ Forms
- ···ٲ· [hip-, uh, -p, uh, -, tam, -ik], ···ٲ·· [hip-, uh, -p, uh, -, tey, -mee-, uh, n], adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hippopotamus1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hippopotamus1
Example Sentences
The animals said to have been featured in various Roman spectacles include hippopotamuses, elephants, rhinoceroses, bears, ostriches and big cats like lions and tigers.
Yang has been known to portray the iceberg that sank the Titanic or the adorable Thai pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng.
An "incredibly rare" female baby hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo.
A baby hippopotamus is causing a fan frenzy in Thailand.
While not much is known about hippopotamus intelligence, a 2022 study in the journal Science found that hippos can recognize the voices of their friends and potential enemies.
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What Is The Plural Of Hippopotamus?
Plural word for hippopotamus
The plural form of hippopotamus can be either hippopotamuses or hippopotami. Hippopotamuses is more widely used. The plurals of several other singular words ending in -us are also formed this way, such as virus/viruses, sinus/sinuses, and walrus/walruses.
Irregular plurals that are formed like hippopotami, such as cactus/cacti and fungus/fungi, derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin. However, the standard English plural -es ending is often also acceptable for these terms, as in cactuses.
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