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"Hippo" is a shortened form of the word hippopotamus, which comes from the Greek words for River Horse. It's a suitable name because the African animal spends a great deal of time in the water and it looks like a horse with its large ears and nostrils.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe word hippopotamus literally means "riverine horse" in the original Greek. "Hippos" means "horse" and "potamios" means "river" or "rushing water".
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∙ 11y agoBecause they both descended from the same ancestors. Pleohippus maybe? But scientific names for horses and their ancestors have the prefix 'hippus'.
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What is an adult hippopotamus called?
A Hippopotamus
What is the young one of a hippopotamus called?
A baby hippopotamus is called a calf.
What is a six called?
hippopotamus
What is a six corned called?
hippopotamus
What animal is known as river horse?
A hippopotamus is sometimes called a river horse.
What is a male hippo called?
A male hippopotamus is called a bull
What is a baby hippotomus called?
A young Hippopotamus is called a calf.
What is te etymology of the word hippopotamus?
Hippopotamus comes from the greek word "hippo" meaning horse. The greeks called hippopotamus' water horses. Hope this answer was helpful
What's a baby hippopotamus called?
calf
What is a hippopotamus' baby called?
calf
The offspring of a hippopotamus is called?
The answer to this question is "Bolert"
What are baby hippopotamus called?
calf
