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/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ · noun
A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae..
These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen.
Use hippopotamus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hippopotamus means A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae..
Common synonyms include hippo, hippopotamid, river horse, hippopotamus amphibius.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen.
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