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Forget about that, a tiny skeleton named Cruncher of Bones is flying through outer space with a talking pink hippo for reasons that no adult could ever hope to explain.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
In many instances, the failures of his team fell squarely on his shoulders with all the weight of a river hippo.
—Dan Wiederer, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2024
But seeing this solitary hippo on the move, on land, gave us all a sense of the animals’ true size and speed.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
Only instead of taking place in a suburban convention center, it's held in a delightfully classic, very remote tented camp in an acacia grove overlooking a water hole with a resident hippo.
—Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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More from Merriam-Webster on hippo
Nglish: Translation of hippo for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about hippo
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