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Hippopotamus, from Greek.
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What animals name means river horse?
hippopotamus hippo= horse pot= river/ water
What is a large wide-mouthed African mammal?
A large wide mouthed African mammal is the hippopotamus. Hippopotamus comes from a Greek word that means "water horse or "river horse. "
What language of origin does hippopotamus come from?
It comes originally from the Greek for 'river horse'. Hippos means horse, and potamos means river.
What is a river horse?
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.
What word means river horse?
hippopotamus
What does the greek word hippology mean?
hippo (short for hippopotamus) means ιπποπόταμος; the word is greek to begin with! ANSWER: Hippopotamus means "river horse," from the Greek words for horse (ippos) and river (potami). So "hippo" means "horse."
What does hippoptamus mean?
It means River Horse, a misleading name
Which wild animal is called water Horse?
A hippopotomas means 'River Horse'. But is also sometimes called a Water horse
Why is a hippopotamus called a hippopotamus?
"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.
What eats from the river bushwillow?
a river bushwillow is eaten by large mammals in the African savanna like buffalo.
What is a large wide mouthed african mammal?
The African Bull Deer its kinda like the mule deer but stocky like a bull and fast and strong but very rare There is no such animal. But elephants, rhinos, hippos and giraffes are all large animals.
What animal is known as river horse?
A hippopotamus is sometimes called a river horse.
