Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Latin plural of
hippopotamus .
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- noun Plural form of
hippopotamus .
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Examples
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The water-elephants, as the natives term the hippopotami, frequently came snorting near us, but fortunately did not touch our canoe.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832 Various
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Although I do also tend to say "hippopotami": I hold that the pluralising rule -us - -i for words marked +classical is perfectly good English morphology, and I quite like the sound of other persons' teeth grinding.
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The exotic animals such as hippopotami, elephants and rhinoceroses that were all part of the huge show going on each night would be easy to view from anywhere in the stadium.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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The exotic animals such as hippopotami, elephants and rhinoceroses that were all part of the huge show going on each night would be easy to view from anywhere in the stadium.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Crocodiles and hippopotami — Reach Faraba – Loss of one of the soldiers —
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
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Enter the Simbani Woods; precautions thereon, and sacrifice and prayers for success — Banks of the Gambia — Crocodiles and hippopotami — Reach
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
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We saw three hippopotami close to another of these islands.
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
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In the evening we started and came to before an island; we saw on shore a great quantity of hippopotami; on our approach they went into the water in such confusion, that they almost upset our canoe.
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
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We could not sleep with the noise of the hippopotami, which came close to the bank and kept snorting and blowing all night.
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
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I counted at one time thirteen of them ranged along shore, and three hippopotami.
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805 2008
elgiad007 commented on the word hippopotami
The glass floor of the indoor observation deck of the CN Tower can support 14 adult hippopotami.
November 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word hippopotami
Does that include their cameras?
November 11, 2008
elgiad007 commented on the word hippopotami
And their wide-angle lenses.
November 11, 2008
reesetee commented on the word hippopotami
Somehow, that isn't very comforting.
November 11, 2008