how to pronounce hippopotamus

/ˌhɪpəˈpɑːtəməs/

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hippopotamus is pronounced in five syllables

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An example use of hippopotamus in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… especially with hippopotamus but not all …”

meanings of hippopotamus

noun:

A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius).

hippopotamus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hippopotamus occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hippopotamus can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;