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hippopotamus

Hippopotamus is a 12 letter word which starts with the letter H and ends with the letter S for which we found 1 definitions.

Definition
(n.) A large amphibious herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs and has a very thick naked skin a thick and square head a very large muzzle small eyes and ears thick and heavy body and short legs. It is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe and river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western Africa.

Syllable Information

The word hippopotamus is a 12 letter word that has 5 syllable 's . The syllable division for hippopotamus is: hip-po-pot-a-mus


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