hippopotamus

(hip-po-pot-a-mus) 5 syllables

Definition

noun. a large mostly herbivorous mammal with a big body and short legs.

We saw a hippopotamus at the zoo.

Hippopotamuses are very large animals.

river horse; hippo

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