hippopotamus

USAGE NOTE
The plural of "hippopotamus" is "hippopotamuses" or "hippopotami."
hippopotamus
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. l'hippopotame
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
The hippopotamuses spent most of their day wallowing at the lakeside.Les hippopotames ont passé la majeure partie de leur journée à se prélasser au bord du lac.
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