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Straight answer: no. According to AskOxford, the ultimate source of English language questions, the plural of hippopotamus is hippopotamuses.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoHippopotamuses is the plural of hippopotamus, but hippopotami is acceptable, although not preferred.
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∙ 10y agoThe plural hippopotami is not the preferred plural.
The usual plural is hippopotamuses (hippos) and the singular is hippopotamus.
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What do you call multiple Hippopotamus?
A standard English plural form of hippopotamus is hippopotamuses, though hippopotami is also used.
What is the plural of hipopatumus?
the plural of hippopotamus is hippopotamus, hippopotamuses, or hippopotami
Is hippopotamus plural or singular?
Singular, the plural is "hippopotami" or perhaps "hippopotamuses" - or just hippos.
What is the Plural of hippopotamus?
There are two accepted plurals of hippopotamus: hippopotamuses and hippopotami. In order to avoid debate, "hippos" is more often used.
What is the plural hippopotamus?
There are two accepted plurals of hippopotamus: hippopotamuses and hippopotami. In order to avoid debate, "hippos" is more often used.
What is the plural form of hippo?
The correct spelling of some separate words or forms :The large river-dwelling mammal is a hippo, or hippopotamus.The slang abbreviation for a hypodermic needle is hypo.The prefix, meaning less than normal, or under, is also hypo- (as in hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and hypocenter).
What is a group of hippopotamus called?
According to www.wikipedia.com a herd of hippopotami is called a pod, herd, dale or bloat and that the plural of hippopotamus is variously: hippopatami, hippopotamus or simply hippopotamus.Personally, I like the term bloat simply because it sounds funny. :)As far as the plural of hippopotamus goes, I think hippopotami makes the most sense as it follows the pattern of cactus/cacti and octopus/octopi.
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The plural form of "was" is "were."
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The plural form of "I" is "we."
