Hippopotamoi
noun
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Noun
- 1 plural of hippopotamos; archaic form of hippopotamus. form-of, plural
"It sometimes happens, that when a herd of hippopotamoi are surprised in a pool which they do not consider sufficiently safe, owing to its want of depth or extent, after being fired at for a short time, they will make a determined rush for a safer position"
Example
More examples"It sometimes happens, that when a herd of hippopotamoi are surprised in a pool which they do not consider sufficiently safe, owing to its want of depth or extent, after being fired at for a short time, they will make a determined rush for a safer position"
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