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hippopotamoid

hippopotamoid noun: any animal similar to a hippopotamus.

Noun

hippopotamoid (plural hippopotamoids)

  1. Any animal similar to a hippopotamus.

Forms of hippopotamoid

pluralhippopotamoids

Origin of hippopotamoid

From hippopotamus + -oid.

Questions about hippopotamoid

What does hippopotamoid mean?
Hippopotamoid means any animal similar to a hippopotamus.
What part of speech is hippopotamoid?
Hippopotamoid is a noun.
What is the plural of hippopotamoid?
The plural of hippopotamoid is hippopotamoids.

Words near hippopotamoid in the dictionary

  1. hippopotamic
  2. hippopotamid
  3. hippopotamids
  4. hippopotamine
  5. hippopotamoi
  6. hippopotamoid
  7. hippopotamoids
  8. hippopotamos
  9. hippopotamoses
  10. hippopotamus
  11. Hippopotamus Defence

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