hippopotamus 的定义
plural hip·po·pot·a·mus·es, hip·po·pot·a·mi [hip-uh-pot-uh-mahy]. /ˌhɪp əˈpɒt əˌmaɪ/.
- a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
hippopotamus 近义词
等同于 pachyderm
hippopotamus 的近义词 4 个
等同于 ungulate
更多hippopotamus例句
- Similar trampling features can be seen today around Australian billabongs, or waterholes in Africa where the largest plant-eaters, such as elephants and hippopotamuses, trample mud into a hard layer.
- In the case of the hippopotamus, they cut channels through the mud to navigate between precious water and food sources.
- This article is excerpted from American Hippopotamus, a recent single from The Atavist.
- Pygmy hippos are a distinct sub-species to their larger cousins the common hippopotamus.
- I'm not the hippopotamus I think I am when I'm comparing myself to Blake Lively.
- It was a hippopotamus which had been standing on the river-brink within six yards of the muzzle of his gun.
- He aimed at the yawning hippopotamus and fired, hitting it on the skull, but at such an angle that the ball glanced off.
- He was as successful as he was brave, and he had the great good luck to meet a tiger, a young hippopotamus, and a boa constrictor.
- It was voted by acclamation, that Hippopotamus was agreeable to the company.
- Let's play I'm a hippopotamus, and you're a little yellow chicken, and I'm trying to catch you and eat you up.