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Hippopotamus-like
Translation of "hippopotamus-like" into Russian
hippopotamus-like
Adjective
UK
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs laɪk/
US
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑː.t̬ə.məs laɪk/
Compound adjective meaning 'resembling a hippopotamus'; typically used attributively or predicatively.
бегемотовидный
It was a hippopotamus-like animal lumbering through the reeds.
Это было бегемотовидное животное, тяжело пробиравшееся через камыши.
Additional translations
бегемотоподобный
Более буквальный и несколько менее употребительный вариант. Definitions
hippopotamus-like
Adjective
UK
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs laɪk/
US
/ˌhɪp.əˈpɑː.t̬ə.məs laɪk/
Resembling a hippopotamus in appearance, size, shape, or manner.
The creature had a hippopotamus-like body and a broad, rounded face.