Hippopotamus

/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑ.tə.məs/

Synonyms for "hippopotamus" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(3 words)
hippohippopotamus amphibiusriver horse

Strong matches (8)

Related words (13)

Related word relations

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More general

9 entries
animalartiodactylartiodactyl mammaletymologyeven-toed ungulategenusmammalspeciesvertebrate

More specific

3 entries
Hippopotamus amphibiusHippopotamus antiquusHippopotamus madagascariensis

Collocations

6 entries
African hippopotamushippopotamus anatomyhippopotamus diethippopotamus habitathippopotamus populationhippopotamus skin

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Tom told Mary that he thought a hippopotamus could run at a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour.

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The Council slaves whipped him with their hippopotamus hide whips.

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Tom was trampled by a wild hippopotamus.

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I saw a hippopotamus at the zoo.

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