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hippopotamus

n.
US //ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs// UK //hˈɪpəpˌɒtæməs// hip·popota·mus
Synonyms
Origin

From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). Displaced nicker, from Old English nicor.

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