Hippopotamus is scientifically named Hippopotamus amphibious. The word has its origin in the Greek. The word is formed of two words: Hippos and potamus. The word 'hippo' means 'horse' and 'potamus' means 'river'.
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river horse
The word "hippopotamus" is derived from the Greek words "hippos" meaning horse and "potamos" meaning river. Therefore, hippopotamus translates to "river horse" in English.
It is a Swahili word meaning "hippopotamus".
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=there are two kinds of hippopotamus such as the river hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus but both live in Africa.=
A whale. Amphibious means "capable of functioning on land or in water". Whales are not amphibious. Frogs are amphibious.
=there are two kinds of hippopotamus such as the river hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus but both live in africa.=
Amphibious
Yes, amphibious is an adjective.
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