hippopotamus

hip·po·pot·a·mus  (hp-pt-ms)

n. pl. hip·po·pot·a·mus·es or hip·po·pot·a·mi (-m)

1. A large, chiefly aquatic African herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) having thick, dark, almost hairless skin, short legs with four toes, and a broad, wide-mouthed muzzle. Also called river horse.

2. The pygmy hippopotamus.

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[Latin, from Greek hippopotamos : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European roots + potamos, river; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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hippopotamus

Noun

pl -muses or -mi a very large mammal with thick wrinkled skin and short legs, which lives around the rivers of tropical Africa [Greek hippopotamos river horse]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hippopotamus - massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa Hippopotamus amphibius, river horse, hippo artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal, even-toed ungulate - placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot genus Hippopotamus - type genus of the Hippopotamidae

Translations

hippopotamus [pl hippopotamuses or hippopotami] [hɪpəˈpɔtəməs, -ˈpɔtəmaɪ] → hipopótamo

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hippopotamus [hɪpəˈpɔtəməs] [hippopotamuses or hippopotami ] [hɪpəˈpɔtəmaɪ] (pl) n → hippopotame m

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hippopotamus [hɪpəˈpɔtəməs] [hippopotamuses or hippopotami , pl ] n → Nilpferd nt

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hippopotamus [pl hippopotamuses or hippopotami] [hɪpəˈpɔtəməs, -ˈpɔtəmaɪ] n → ippopotamo