hip·po·po·tam·ic
| \ ¦hi(ˌ)pōpə¦tamik, ¦hipəpə¦-; ¦hipə¦pätə(ˌ)mik \
variants:
or hippopotamian \
¦hi(ˌ)pōpə¦tāmēən , ¦hipəpə¦-
\
Definition of hippopotamic
: of, relating to, or resembling the hippopotamus
specifically
: unwieldy
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