Get to know Hippopotamus better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like hippo or artiodactyl.
Hippopotamus meaning
- A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
- The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Synonyms of Hippopotamus
Using Hippopotamus
- The main meaning on this page is: A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae. | The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
- Useful related words include: hippo, river horse, hippopotamus amphibius, even-toed ungulate.
- In the example corpus, hippopotamus often appears in combinations such as: the hippopotamus, hippopotamus is, was hippopotamus.
Context around Hippopotamus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hippopotamus
- In this selection, "hippopotamus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, recorded, elephants, wechiau, facility, sanctuary and arts stand out and add context to how "hippopotamus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and kiboko hippopotamus perhaps originally and brigade a hippopotamus has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hippopotamus" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hippopotamus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It was a hippopotamus. (4 words)
It was a hippopotamus who died in Africa. (8 words)
William the Faience Hippopotamus is a miniature shown at right. (10 words)
He added: "We are proposing to also redevelop our hippopotamus facility by extending their current exhibit with an additional 3000m² grazing area, with continued access to the lake areas and access to evening pools in front of the Hippo Lodges. (40 words)
In a display of cooperation between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and the Livingstone City Council Fire Brigade, a hippopotamus has been successfully rescued from a septic tank in Dambwa Site and Service Township, Livingstone. (37 words)
A study of hippopotamus reproductive behaviour in Uganda showed that peak conceptions occurred during the end of the wet season in the summer, and peak births occurred toward the beginning of the wet season in late winter. (37 words)
Example sentences (19)
He added: "We are proposing to also redevelop our hippopotamus facility by extending their current exhibit with an additional 3000m² grazing area, with continued access to the lake areas and access to evening pools in front of the Hippo Lodges.
He suffered grievous injuries, including bites, from the canine teeth of the hippopotamus that led to the rupture in a major artery on the leg.
In a display of cooperation between the Department of National Parks and Wildlife and the Livingstone City Council Fire Brigade, a hippopotamus has been successfully rescued from a septic tank in Dambwa Site and Service Township, Livingstone.
It was a hippopotamus who died in Africa.
I just now learned that Gayla Peevey was only 10 years old when she recorded “Hippopotamus” back in 1953.
It was a hippopotamus.
At present, the Byculla zoo, built in 1982, has monkeys, crocodiles, elephants, hippopotamus and a surplus of exotic birds, which no other zoo wants.
On day 4, they’ll visit the Wechiau Hippopotamus sanctuary in the Upper West Region.
Trump always looks like a duck – no, a hippopotamus – out of water when he walks around in front of cameras.
Tuesday begins the two-day run of the Dancing Hippopotamus Arts and Crafts.
A study of hippopotamus reproductive behaviour in Uganda showed that peak conceptions occurred during the end of the wet season in the summer, and peak births occurred toward the beginning of the wet season in late winter.
Ever since Obaysch inspired the "Hippopotamus Polka", hippos have been popular animals in Western culture for their rotund appearance that many consider comical.
In the 1950s, the most blatant discriminatory measures directed at the Congolese were hastily withdrawn (among these: corporal punishment by means of the feared chicotte—a fine whip of hippopotamus hide).
Mayer mistakenly used the term hippopotamus in 1779, and was followed by some other authors until Karl Friedrich Burdach resolved this error in 1829.
Occasionally hippopotamus is also taken, but adult rhinoceroses are generally avoided.
The hippopotamus is a highly aggressive and unpredictable animal and is ranked among the most dangerous animals in Africa. citation Nevertheless, they are still threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and ivory canine teeth.
The largest specimens were hippopotamus -sized: about convert from nose to tail, standing convert tall at the shoulder and weighing about convert.
This might be the historical explanation for kifaru "rhinoceros", kingugwa "spotted hyena", and kiboko "hippopotamus" (perhaps originally meaning "stubby legs").
William the Faience Hippopotamus is a miniature shown at right.
Common combinations with hippopotamus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the hippopotamus 3×
- hippopotamus is 3×
- was hippopotamus 2×
- of hippopotamus 2×