英语词汇“hippopotamus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

hip·po·pot·a·mus

(hĭp′ə-pŏtə-məs)

n. pl. hip·po·pot·a·mus·es or hip·po·pot·a·mi (-mī′)

1. A large, chiefly aquatic African herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) having thick, dark, almost hairless skin, short legs with four toes, and a broad, wide-mouthed muzzle. Also called river horse.

2. The pygmy hippopotamus.

[Latin, from Greek hippopotamos : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + potamos, river; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

单词	hippopotamus
释义	hip·po·pot·a·mus (hĭp′ə-pŏtə-məs) n. pl. hip·po·pot·a·mus·es or hip·po·pot·a·mi (-mī′) 1. A large, chiefly aquatic African herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius) having thick, dark, almost hairless skin, short legs with four toes, and a broad, wide-mouthed muzzle. Also called river horse. 2. The pygmy hippopotamus. [Latin, from Greek hippopotamos : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + potamos, river; see pet- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius
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