Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Latin plural of hippopotamus.
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of hippopotamus.
Examples
“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
“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.”
“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.”
“We saw three hippopotami close to another of these islands.”
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“We departed early, and crossed Kirgout, a river full of hippopotami and alligators.”
The Journal of a Mission to the Interior of Africa, in the Year 1805
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hippopotami’.
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Sound or sequence
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They Roll Off The Tongue
Words that are just fun to say. Entirely subjective, but I like 'em regardless. A complement to the list They Stumble Off The Tongue.
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for hippopotami.
reesetee Somehow, that isn't very comforting. Nov 11, 2008
elgiad007 And their wide-angle lenses. Nov 11, 2008
bilby Does that include their cameras? Nov 11, 2008
elgiad007 The glass floor of the indoor observation deck of the CN Tower can support 14 adult hippopotami. Nov 11, 2008