hippopotamus

Senso (Inglese)

1. A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
2. The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Concetti

ippopotamo

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Hippopotamus amphibius

pachiderma

sinonimi

hippo

river horse

Hippopotamus amphibius

pachyderm

river-horse

zeekoe

hippo⫷mn⫸

common hippopotamus

nile hippo

river hippopotamus

elephant

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Traduzioni

hippopotame

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hipopótamo

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nijlpaard

Nilpferd

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Flusspferd

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ιπποπόταμος

hippopotamus

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hipopótamo

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hipopòtam

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su aygırı

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hippopotamus

Flußpferd

Großflusspferd

فرس النهر

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin and New Latin hippopotamus, from Ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) (English hippo-) + ποταμός (potamós, “river”). Displaced nicker, from Old English nicor.