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