Hippo
[hip-oh] /ˈhɪp oʊ/
noun, plural hippos. Informal.
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[hip-oh] /ˈhɪp oʊ/
noun
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a combining form appearing in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “horse” (hippodrome); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (hippology).
/ˈhɪpəʊ/
noun (informal) (pl) -pos
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short for hippopotamus
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(South African) an armoured police car
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short for hippopotamus, attested from 1872.
before vowels, hipp-, word-forming element meaning “horse,” from Greek hippo-, from hippos “horse,” from PIE *ekwo- (see equine).
hippopotamus
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