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hippopotamus <-es [or -mi]> [ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs, Am -ˈpɑ:t̬ə-] N

hippopotamus

гиппопота́м m

hippopotamus

бегемо́т m

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The semi-aquatic pygmy hippopotamus can walk quickly on a muddy underwater surface thanks to robust muscles and because all toes are weight-bearing. en.wikipedia.org

The reserve now has several important conservation species, including lion, elephant, giraffe, black and white rhinoceros, hippopotamus and cape leopard. en.wikipedia.org

He is a hippopotamus, who dies and reincarnates into a giant truck. en.wikipedia.org

Their chiefs wore coats of mail and carried shields of hippopotamus or crocodile skin. en.wikipedia.org

This is because of the female's estrous cycle; as with most large mammals, male hippopotamus spermatozoa is active year round. en.wikipedia.org

To drag out of the marsh the hippopotamus. en.wikipedia.org

The back of the bus had a hippopotamus and a snuffleupagus. en.wikipedia.org

It is traditionally made from an adult hippopotamus (or rhinoceros) hide, but is also commonly made out of plastic. en.wikipedia.org

A rare nocturnal forest creature, the pygmy hippopotamus is a difficult animal to study in the wild. en.wikipedia.org

And a fourth example shows the king with the double crown and impaling a hippopotamus. en.wikipedia.org

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