Associations to the word «Hippopotamus»

Wiktionary

HIPPOPOTAMUS, noun. A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)
HIPPOPOTAMUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Hippopotamidae.

Dictionary definition

HIPPOPOTAMUS, noun. Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa.

Wise words

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