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