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Hippopotamus

Noun CEFR C1
ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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Afrikaansseekoei
አማርኛጉማሬ
বাংলাজলহস্তী
བོད་སྐད།ཆུ་རྟ
Catalàhipopòtam
Češtinahrochhroší
Ελληνικάιπποπόταμος
Esperantohipopotamo
Euskarahipopotamo
فارسیاسب آبی
Gaeilgedobhareach
Gàidhligeach-aibhne
Hausadorina
Magyarvíziló
Bahasa Indonesiabadak airkuda nil
Íslenskaflóðhestur
Italianoippopotamo
日本語カバ河馬
Қазақ тілібегемотсусиыр
ភាសាខ្មែរដំរីទឹក
한국어하마
Lingálangubú
Lietuviųhipopotamas
Македонскинилски коњ
Bahasa Melayubadak air
မြန်မာရေမြင်း
Nederlandsnijlpaard
Portuguêshipopótamo
Românăhipopotam
Ikinyarwandaimvubu
Slovenčinahroch
Slovenščinapovodni konj
Soomaalijeer
Sesothokubu
Svenskaflodhäst
Kiswahilikiboko
ትግርኛጉማረ
Tagalogipopotamo
Setswanakubu
ئۇيغۇرچەبېگېموت
Tiếng Việthà mãlợn nước
isiXhosaimvubu
isiZuluimvubu

Examples

These were the first hippopotami that we had ever seen, and, to judge by their insatiable curiosity, I should judge that we were the first white men that they had ever seen.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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