hippopotamus / ˌhɪp əˈpɒt ə məs /

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hippopotamus 的定义

n. 名词 noun

plural hip·po·pot·a·mus·es, hip·po·pot·a·mi [hip-uh-pot-uh-mahy]. /ˌhɪp əˈpɒt əˌmaɪ/.

  1. 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

hippopotamus

等同于 pachyderm

hippopotamus 的近义词 4
hippopotamus

等同于 ungulate

更多hippopotamus例句

  1. 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.
  2. In the case of the hippopotamus, they cut channels through the mud to navigate between precious water and food sources.
  3. This article is excerpted from American Hippopotamus, a recent single from The Atavist.
  4. Pygmy hippos are a distinct sub-species to their larger cousins the common hippopotamus.
  5. I'm not the hippopotamus I think I am when I'm comparing myself to Blake Lively.
  6. It was a hippopotamus which had been standing on the river-brink within six yards of the muzzle of his gun.
  7. He aimed at the yawning hippopotamus and fired, hitting it on the skull, but at such an angle that the ball glanced off.
  8. 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.
  9. It was voted by acclamation, that Hippopotamus was agreeable to the company.
  10. 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.