hippotamus

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hippotamus

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Syncopic form of hippopotamus.

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Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus It is a remarkable fact that when the hippotamus is at liberty in its native stream, not only the ears and the nostrils, but even the ridge over the eyes are of a bright scarlet colour, so brilliant indeed that colour can scarcely convey an idea of the hue.

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@misc{hippotamus_2026,
  title = {hippotamus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hippotamus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}