hippopotamus
hippo= horse
pot= river/ water
hippopotamus
hippo= horse
pot= river/ water
Hippopotamus.
Hippopotaamus literally means "river-horse", as it comes from Greek hippus (Horse) and potamus (river). Despite the name, the Hipppopotamus is not a member of the family Equidae.
It means River Horse, a misleading name
The hippopotamus's historical name means "River Horse"
Hippopotamus, from Greek.
The name hippopotamus comes from Greek roots. Hippos is Greek for horse and potamos is Greek for river, so the name hippopotamus literally means "river horse".
A hippopotamus is sometimes called a river horse.
το άλογο means " the horse " in MODERN Greek the word hippopatomus is from the ancient word for horse which is "ippos" plus the word for river which is "potamos" - don't know why the English insist on putting a consonent such as H in front of every Greek name and word that starts with a vowel but it is IPPOS not HIPPO......... That is why they sometimes call the hippo the horse of the river.
"Equus means horse in latin. "Equus caballus" is the horses' scientific name.
My Name Means Horse was created in 1974.
Its called a seahorse or the river horse. Another popular name for the camargue horse is the horse of the sea
Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus: hippo = horse; potamos = river