1. hippopotamus

noun. ['ˌhɪpəˈpɑːtəməs'] massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa.

Rhymes with Hippopotamus

• animus
• artemus
• bemis
• brademas
• cadmus
• christmas
• christmas'
• clackamas
• deltadromeus
• demas
• demus
• dermis
• dethomas
• domas
• epidermis
• erasmus
• grimace
• heironimus
• humus
• ignoramus

How do you pronounce hippopotamus?

Pronounce hippopotamus as ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs.

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How do you spell hippopotamus? Is it hipopotamus ?

A common misspelling of hippopotamus is hipopotamus

Sentences with hippopotamus

1. Noun, singular or mass
Although the hippopotamus spends much of its life in water it cannot swim.