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PRONUNCIATION OF HIPPOPOTAMI

hippopotami  [ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəmaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HIPPOPOTAMI

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Hippopotami is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HIPPOPOTAMI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hippopotami

Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus, or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse", is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae. After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl. Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, their closest living relatives are cetaceans from which they diverged about 55 million years ago. The common ancestor of whales and hippos split from other even-toed ungulates around 60 million years ago. The earliest known hippopotamus fossils, belonging to the genus Kenyapotamus in Africa, date to around 16 million years ago. Hippos are recognizable by their barrel-shaped torsos, enormous mouths and teeth, nearly hairless bodies, stubby legs and tremendous size. They are the third-largest type of land mammal by weight: the only heavier species on average are the white and Indian rhinoceroses, typically 1½ to 3½ tonnes, and the elephants, typically weighing 3 to 9 tonnes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HIPPOPOTAMI


Aegospotami
ˌiːɡəsˈpɒtəˌmaɪ
borborygmi
ˌbɔːbəˈrɪɡmaɪ
calami
ˈkæləˌmaɪ
chiasmi
kaɪˈæzmaɪ
Chiengmai
ˈtʃɪɛŋˈmaɪ
demy
dɪˈmaɪ
ginglymi
ˈdʒɪŋɡlɪˌmaɪ
haeremai
ˈhaɪrəˌmaɪ
hermai
ˈhɜːmaɪ
hypothalami
ˌhaɪpəˈθæləmaɪ
isthmi
ˈɪsmaɪ
Katmai
ˈkætmaɪ
Momi
ˈməʊmaɪ
my
maɪ
Noemi
ˈnəʊəˌmaɪ
rami
ˈreɪmaɪ
thalami
ˈθæləmaɪ
thymi
ˈθaɪmaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HIPPOPOTAMI

hippocrepian
hippodrome
hippodromic
hippogriff
hippogryph
hippologist
hippology
Hippolyta
Hippolyte
Hippolytus
hippomanes
Hippomenes
hippophagist
hippophagous
hippophagy
hippophile
hippophobe
hippopotamian
hippopotamic
hippopotamus

WORDS THAT END LIKE HIPPOPOTAMI

Adami
agami
ami
chiyogami
gourami
kami
Khatami
kirigami
kissing gourami
Miami
origami
pastrami
salami
Sami
Seami
swami
tatami
tsunami
umami
Zeami

Synonyms and antonyms of hippopotami in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hippopotami» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HIPPOPOTAMI

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Translator English - Chinese

河马
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipopótamos
570 millions of speakers

English

hippopotami
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hippopotami
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أفراس النهر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гиппопотамы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipopótamos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hippopotami
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hippopotames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hippopotami
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flusspferde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hippopotamusの複数形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하마
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hippopotami
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hippopotami
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hippopotami
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिशाच्कोटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hippopotami
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ippopotami
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hipopotamy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гіпопотами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hipopotami
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hippopotami
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seekoeie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hippopotami
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hippopotami
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hippopotami

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HIPPOPOTAMI»

The term «hippopotami» is regularly used and occupies the 104.738 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HIPPOPOTAMI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hippopotami

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HIPPOPOTAMI»

Discover the use of hippopotami in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hippopotami and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Happy Hippopotami
The happy hippopotami enjoy a merry holiday at the beach, wearing pretty beach pajamas, dancing around the maypole, or battling with water guns.
Bill Martin, 1992
2
Behaviour and Ecology of Riparian Mammals
15. Population. trends. of. hippopotami. in. the. rivers. of. the. Kruger. National. Park,. South. Africa. P. C. Viljoen and H. C. Biggs Introduction Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibious) populations in South Africa, estimated to total about 5000 ...
Nigel Dunstone, Martyn L. Gorman, 2007
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Imagining the Past: Historical Fiction in New Kingdom Egypt
Finally, one may ask why the hippopotami's roars are directed against the Hyksos king in particular. Several previous theories have been proposed concerning Apepi's request and the intent of the noisy hippopotami and the Hyksos king.
Colleen Manassa, 2013
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Issues in Global Environment—Pollution and Waste Management: ...
(2012 Jun 05) Hokkaido University, Sapporo: Metal and metalloid levels and bio- accumulation characteristics in soil, sediment, land plants and hippopotami ( Hippopotamus amphibius L) from the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia By a ...
‎2013
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Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament
The Existence o/ Hippopotami in Palestine, Syria, and Egypt. Recent discoveries provide information concerning the existence of hippopotami in Palestine. According to Haas, bones and teeth of hippopotami have been found at Tel Aviv ( Tell ...
G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren, 1975
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The Creationist Writings of Byron C. Nelson
elephants, hippopotami, rhinoceroses, hyena and other species are exposed. In southern Europe and in northern Africa different sorts of animal fossils are met with. Hippopotami bones become abundant. They are found in Greece, Algeria ...
Byron Christopher Nelson, Paul Nelson, 1995
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Brain-Defying Tales
Some lapis lazuli, samurai hippopotami slowly crossed the main paved cow path, preventing them from continuing because hippopotami had the right of way in all pachydermatous dream crossings. The psychic psycho screamed, “Get out of ...
Byron Lanning, 2000
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Flukes and Snails Revisited
1997). The position of S. hippopotami is the one exception. The rDNA ITS2 from a single specimen has been sequenced and despite 5. hippopotami displaying S. mansoni group characteristics (lateral- spined eggs and thought to infect ...
D. Rollinson, L. H. Chappell, 2001
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Egyptian Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Goddesses, and ...
The Egyptians saw hippopotami as water pigs rather than water horses, so Reret means "the sow." This provides a link with the sky goddess Nut, who also had a sow form. All manifestations of the hippopotamus goddess were associated with  ...
Geraldine Pinch, 2002
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Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
(a) I am not aware that rogue hippopotami have been destroying crops and killing people. However, all wildlife reported incidents have been attended to. (b) I am not further aware that rogue beasts have killed two people and maimed several ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HIPPOPOTAMI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hippopotami is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Black Country is a land of ice and fire - Peter Shirley …
... and carboniferous forests, which once covered the land, as well as the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, hippopotami and other creatures which ... «Birmingham Post, Jul 15»
2
African giraffe gives birth at Vietnam zoo
It has success in captive breeding of threatened species, including tigers, hippopotami, ostrich and rhinoceros. Duong Thanh Phi, the director of ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
3
The World's Deadliest Animals Are Probably Not What You Think …
Mosquitoes have killed more people than any other animal, beating out notoriously aggressive animals like hippopotami and even the aptly-named assassin ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
4
Nehe Milner-Skudder almost the Hurricanes' shining light
The hippopotami of the Waratahs simply could not match the pace of the game and by the end they were jittery wrecks. The 35-17 was a ... «Manawatu Standard, Jun 15»
5
Africa's ancient art to be saved, with your help
... from hippopotami to men in chariots. A survey of the South African sites will show the different styles and subject matters of the Khoi, San and ... «The Independent, Jun 15»
6
New from OU Press: “The Torah Encyclopedia of the Animal …
This volume contains some thirty chapters covering everything from the fearsome to the furry—for example, lions, leopards, bears, hippopotami, ... «Orthodox Union, Jun 15»
7
Filming 'Big Five' in world famous Maasai Mara Reserve Kenya
Hippopotami and Nile crocodiles are found in large groups in the Mara and Talek rivers. Leopards, hyenas, cheetahs, jackals, and bat-eared ... «Coastweek, Jun 15»
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Scientists Recreate Colosseum Lift for Animals
Heavier creatures, such as elephants and hippopotami, were brought onto the arena by other means. The contraption features a rectangular ... «New Historian, Jun 15»
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Quaestio De Centauris
Hippopotami of a horse and a river. Vultures of a worm and an owl. And the big whales, the leviathans—how to explain their immense mass? «The New Yorker, May 15»
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Major Move Forward for Ban on Ivory, Rhino Horn
Though AB 96 is targeted at elephant ivory, it would also ban ivory from hippopotami, mammoths, walruses, narwhals, and other whales as well ... «KCET, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Hippopotami [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hippopotami>. Apr 2024 ».
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