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Synonyms for hippopotamus

Grammar : Noun
Spell : hip-uh-pot-uh-muh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhɪp əˈpɒt ə məs

Top 10 synonyms for hippopotamus
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Définition of hippopotamus

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Late Latin hippopotamus, from Greek hippopotamus "riverhorse" (earlier ho hippos ho potamios "the horse of the river"), from hippos "horse" (see equine) + potamos "river, rushing water" (see potamo-). Replaced Middle English ypotame (c.1300), which is from the same source but via Old French. Glossed in Old English as sæhengest.
  • Ypotamos comen flyngynge. ... Grete bestes and griselich ["Kyng Alisaunder," c.1300]
  • As in pachyderm : noun nonruminant hoofed mammal
  • As in ungulate : noun hoofed animal
Example sentences :
  • Just think of the Hippopotamus, the horse or "hippos" that lives in the rivers.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • It was as if a dweller in a Harlem flat had been presented with a hippopotamus.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • You have never tried to demonstrate to a hypnotic that a table is not a hippopotamus.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • It was voted by acclamation, that Hippopotamus was agreeable to the company.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "I don't believe you ever had a $100 bill," growled the Hippopotamus.
  • Extract from : « Andiron Tales » by John Kendrick Bangs
  • Why not ask Farmer Green to shoot off the tail of the hippopotamus?
  • Extract from : « The Tale of Ferdinand Frog » by Arthur Scott Bailey
  • I've had—call it hippopotamus on the chest this two months, and you'll about hit the mark.
  • Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves
  • Amongst other spoor, he was pleased to observe that of the hippopotamus.
  • Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • The hide of the hippopotamus is used by the natives for many purposes.
  • Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid
  • In a similar fashion did the hippopotamus lie down to rise no more.
  • Extract from : « The Giraffe Hunters » by Mayne Reid
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