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Definition of hippopotamus noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hippopotamus

noun

NAmE//ˌhɪpəˈpɑt̮əməs//

(pl. hippopotamuses

NAmE//ˌhɪpəˈpɑt̮əməsəz//

or hippopotami

NAmE//ˌhɪpəˈpɑt̮əmaɪ//

) (informal hippo)

a large, heavy, African animal with thick dark skin and short legs, that lives in rivers and lakes

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