The scientific name of the river hippopotamus is Hippopotamus amphibius.
The scientific name of the river hippopotamus is Hippopotamus amphibius.
Hippopotamus amphibius is ancient Greek for "river horse".
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATIONCOMMON NAME:hippopotamus, hippoKINGDOM:AnimaliaPHYLUM:ChordataCLASS:MammaliaORDER:ArtiodactylaFAMILY:HippopotamidaeGENUS SPECIES:Hippopotamus (horse, a river) amphibius(on both sides, living)
The scientific name of the hippo is Hippopotamus amphibius.
The hippopotamus's historical name means "River Horse"
The hippos` scientific name is Hippopotamus amphibius.
hippopotamus hippo= horse pot= river/ water
Hippopotamus amphibius
A hippopotamus is sometimes called a river horse.
Hippopotamus
The name for the large animal, "hippopotamus", is Greek for "river horse".
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".