hippopotamus

Questions about hippopotamus

What does hippopotamus mean?

hippopotamus means "massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa".

How many syllables are in hippopotamus?

hippopotamus has 5 syllables: hip-po-po-ta-mus. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /ˌhɪpəˈpɑtəməs/.

What is another word for hippopotamus?

Close synonyms include hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hippopotamus a common word?

hippopotamus is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.