hippo
noun
hip·po
| \ ˈhi-(ˌ)pō
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plural hippos
Definition of hippo
(Entry 1 of 2)
Hippo
geographical name
Hip·po
| \ ˈhi-(ˌ)pō
\
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variants:
or Hippo Regius \ ˈrē-jəs
, -jē-əs \
, -jē-əs \
Definition of Hippo (Entry 2 of 2)
ancient city in northern Africa south of modern Annaba, Algeria; chief town of Numidia
Examples of hippo in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The zoo plans to bring in another male hippo later this year. — Dallas News, "It's a ... girl: Dallas Zoo reveals baby hippo's name, a tribute to her father," 7 June 2019 In a clip shared to Instagram, the mom-to-be showed off the white, navy and beige-colored room, which included a changing table/dresser, a recliner, a crib, a mini table with chairs and an adorable hippo rocker. — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, "Christina Anstead Shows Off Baby Bump During Red Carpet Date Night with Husband Ant," 24 July 2019 The zoo often asks outside providers across Cincinnati for help with animals, perhaps most famously in 2017 when neonatal nurses from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center attended to Fiona, the Nile hippo born prematurely. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Caturday news: Cincinnati Zoo tiger Chira has seizures, so she gets an MRI," 12 July 2019 For example, a 1958 item reported that Houston City Council awarded a $38,000 contract to SpawGlass Construction Corp. to build new quarters for two hippos at the Houston Zoo, five years after the company was founded. — J.r. Gonzales, Houston Chronicle, "Houston's largest private companies have deep roots in city," 19 June 2019 The weeks of waiting are over: The Dallas Zoo's baby hippo has a name. — Dallas News, "It's a ... girl: Dallas Zoo reveals baby hippo's name, a tribute to her father," 7 June 2019 The attack happened just hours after a fisherman was killed by a different hippo on the same lake, Fox reported. — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, "Tourist Killed by Hippo Near Kenya's Lake Naivasha," 13 Aug. 2018 It's believed Fiona is the smallest hippo ever to survive. — Dan Sewell, Cincinnati.com, "Professor Fiona? Famed baby hippo an educational force," 2 July 2018 And in May, the theme is things in the zoo that are big: long giraffe necks, huge hippo teeth and big elephant ears. — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The whole family, from infant to grandma, is invited to register for spring zoo classes," 27 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hippo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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