Hippopotamus Synonyms

hĭpə-pŏtə-məs
Massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hippo
  2. river-horse
  3. Hippopotamus amphibius

Words Related to Hippopotamus

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Hippopotamus Sentence Examples

  • In the rivers are rhinoceros, hippopotamus and crocodile.

  • In this connexion it is of interest to note that, both in the Mediterranean islands and in West Africa, dwarf elephants of the African type are accompanied by pigmy species of hippopotamus, although we have not yet evidence to show that in Africa the two animals occupy actually the same area.

  • Special mention may be made of Megamys, from the caves of Brazil, which, while apparently allied to the living viscacha, attained dimensions approximating to those of a hippopotamus.

  • The fauna includes the elephant, hippopotamus, lion and several species of antelope.

  • I bet you've never even seen a hippopotamus, much less heard one fart under water.

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