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hippo (short for hippopotamus) means ιπποπόταμος; the word is greek to begin with!
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Hippopotamus means "river horse," from the Greek words for horse (ippos) and river (potami). So "hippo" means "horse."
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt means the study of horses, hippo is greek for horse (ίππος : horse)
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∙ 12y agoThe Greek word hippology means the study of horses.
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∙ 14y agoThe study of horses.
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It means that you study hippos
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Well im not positive but one thing i do know is that in Greek hippo means horse and im guessing that ology has to do with the study so hippology is the study of horses.
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