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September 9, 2008 at 9:23 am hims tuk a hippopotamous oaf.
U step down furst… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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The Chief became a hippopotamous-and he was just above the weasel!
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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The Chief became a hippopotamous-and he was just above the weasel!
Phaze Doubt Anthony, Piers 1990
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Its head and mouth are more similar in appearance to those of a hippopotamous than to any other earthly animal, except that from the sides of the lower jawbone two mighty horns curve slightly downward toward the front.
The Warlord of Mars 1913
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Throughout the series, God is portrayed as a hippopotamous-cat-monkey-who is actually Buddhist.
Slate Magazine Christopher Beam 2011
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Wallow = roll in, indulge in; become helpless The hippopotamous loves to wallow in the mud.
Recently Uploaded Slideshows tkjainbkn 2010
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Wallow = roll in, indulge in; become helpless The hippopotamous loves to wallow in the mud.
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'seal genitals, tortoise blood and hippopotamous testicles and peony root worn round the neck as an amulet'
Brit Lit Blogs 2009
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