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• hip|po|pot|a|mus — «HIHP uh POT uh muhs», noun, plural mus|es, mi « my». 1. a huge animal with almost no hair, found in and near the rivers and swamps of Africa; river horse. It often weighs as much as four tons and has short legs and a large body covered with… …   Useful english dictionary

• pot — an·thro·pot·o·mist; an·thro·pot·o·my; bough·pot; cache·pot; chasse·pot; choi·ro·pot·a·mus; col·pot·o·my; crack·pot; des·pot; des·pot·ic; des·pot·i·cal·ly; des·pot·ist; fuss·pot; gal·i·pot; gal·li·pot; hip·po·pot·a·mus; hip·pot·o·my;… …   English syllables

• mus — ag·o·nos·to·mus; alai·mus; an·i·mus; an·iso·tre·mus; an·oph·thal·mus; an·thon·o·mus; an·tros·to·mus; ap·o·de·mus; au·los·to·mus; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bot·u·lis·mus; brach·y·lae·mus; bro·mus; bu·li·mus; bu·to·mus; cal·a·mus; car·tha·mus; ca·tos·to·mus; …   English syllables

• hip — eo·hip·pus; epi·hip·pus; hip; hip·ber·ry; hip·less; hip·pa; hip·parch; hip·par·i·on; hip·pe·as·trum; hip·pe·la·tes; hip·pen; hip·pe·ty hop; hip·peu·tis; hip·pic; hip·pid·i·on; hip·pid·i·um; hip·pio·spongia; hip·pish; hip·ple; hip·po;… …   English syllables

• hippopotamus — hip·po·pot·a·mus …   English syllables

• hippopotamus — hip•po•pot•a•mus [[t]ˌhɪp əˈpɒt ə məs[/t]] n. pl. mus•es, mi [[t] ˌmaɪ[/t]] mam a large African mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, with a hairless, thick body and short legs, living in and alongside rivers • Etymology: 1555–65; < L < Gk… …   From formal English to slang

• hippopotamus — hip|po|pot|a|mus [ˌhıpəˈpɔtəməs US ˈpa: ] n plural hippopotamuses or hippopotami [ maı ] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: Greek, from hippos horse + potamos river ] a large grey African animal with a big head and mouth that lives near water… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hippopotamus — hip|po|pot|a|mus [ ,hıpə patəməs ] noun count a large African animal with a wide head and mouth and thick gray skin. Hippopotamuses live in or near rivers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• Hippopotami — Hippopotamus Hip po*pot a*mus, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L. {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.?; i ppos horse + ? river. Cf. {Equine}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English