hippo

noun

hip·​po ˈhi-(ˌ)pō How to pronounce hippo (audio)
plural hippos

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Yang also played a baby hippo version of Roan during the season 50 premiere on Weekend Update. Weekend Update This week’s Weekend Update is wholly stolen by Heidi Gardner’s Reba McEntire impression. Rosa Escandon, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Pop stars, quotable movies and shows, Olympic memes and one pygmy hippo dominated pop culture this year. Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024 In the area around the rock art, dicynodonts like the pigmy hippo sized Kannemeyeria or the diminutive Lystrosaurus were the most common, and both had tusks. Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024 According to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation, a pygmy hippo is essentially a smaller version of the common hippopotamus. Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hippo 

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hippo was in 1850

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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hippo

noun
hip·​po ˈhip-ō How to pronounce hippo (audio)
plural hippos

Geographical Definition

Hippo

geographical name

Hip·​po ˈhi-(ˌ)pō How to pronounce Hippo (audio)
variants or Hippo Regius
ˈrē-jəs How to pronounce Hippo (audio)
-jē-əs
ancient city in northern Africa south of modern Annaba, Algeria; chief town of Numidia

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