The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The code specifies hippopotamuses, rhinoceroses, moose, giraffes, baboons and reptiles over 8 feet long, among others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Nevertheless, the rainforest is rich in biodiversity, including pygmy hippopotamuses, giant forest hogs, canopy monkeys, and chimpanzees, as well as thousands of species of plants.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mexican zoo authorities have agreed to help facilitate the transfer of the hippopotamuses, which have yet to be captured.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
The authors describe parasitoid wasps that lay their eggs inside the cocoons of other parasitoid wasps, for example, and leeches that spend their entire lives inside the anuses of hippopotamuses.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 17, 2022
I mean wild, like tigers and bears and hippopotamuses.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
