hippopotamus


Definition: Meaning of, hippopotamus in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs /

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Singular Plural
hippopotamus hippopotamuses, hippopotami
or [countable]
  1. a large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water [↪  rhinoceros]
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hippopotamus used in phrases


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Pronunciation: ðə;ðɪ;ðiː
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a character in the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis CARROLL . Alice goes to the Mad Hatter's TEA PARTY where no one eats or drinks anything, the Mad Hatter and the MARCH HARE talk nonsense, and the DORMOUSE keeps falling asleep.