гиппопотам

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Russian

гиппопотам

Etymology

Borrowed from French hippopotame.

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Noun

гиппопота́м (gippopotámm anim (genitive гиппопота́ма, nominative plural гиппопота́мы, genitive plural гиппопота́мов)

  1. hippopotamus (mammal)
    Synonym: бегемо́т (begemót)

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