Synonyms for hippo
ˈhɪp oʊhip·po

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1. Hippo, Hippo Regiusnoun

   an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria

   Synonyms:
   river horse, hippopotamus

2. hippopotamus, hippo, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibiusnoun

   massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa

   Synonyms:
   river horse, hippopotamus

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1. • Even-toed Ungulate

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1. List of paraphrases for "hippo":

   hippopotamus

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1. List of known nicknames for "Hippo":

   Hippo, a Greek woman

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1. Hippo

   Synonyms:
   Hpo

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1. Shirley Wilson:

   I'll wrestle you for my tippo, hippo!

2. Linda Smit:

   We have a resident hippo we call Oliver who comes out of the water at night and often sits in front of the staff tents, and a female leopard who likes to hang out around the swimming pool.

3. Zhang Hanwen:

   Remarkably for 30 million years, the entire first half of proboscidean evolution, only two of the eight groups evolved, most proboscideans over this time were nondescript herbivores ranging from the size of a pug to that of a boar. A few species got as big as a hippo, yet these lineages were evolutionary dead-ends. They all bore little resemblance to elephants.

4. Paul Templer:

   Typically, if a hippo is going to be attacking, you’ll see it coming way before. There will be that bow wave. … If you slap the water, the percussion 99.9 times out of 100 will turn the hippo, if you’re in a canoe and a hippo knocks you in the water, get away from the canoe. The hippo is going for this big shape, getting it off its territory.

5. Eric Byrd:

   The hippo team is excited and also nervous, as most people know, Bibi's first baby, Fiona, was born six weeks premature and wouldn't have survived without the intervention of her human caregivers.