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Definition of "hippo" []

  • A hippopotamus. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hippo" in a sentence
  • "The hippo is gently herded around and then into one of the rings."
  • "COOPER: All right, I never thought I'd hear the word hippo mucus, but ..."
  • "At first I thought this resembled a "hippo" - but the ears aren't right for a hippo they have little rounded upright ears - this animal has floppy ears."