What Does Hippopotamus Mean?
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'. Hippopotamus is classified under the Genus Hippopotamus, Family Hippopotamidae, Order Artiodactyla, Class Mammalia and Phylum Chordata of Kingdom Animalia. This is a large animal and generally eats plants.
He is considered to be an African mammal. The family Hippopotamidae has only two extant species. Hippopotamus is one of these two species. The plural form of Hippopotamus is hippopotamuses. The Oxford English Dictionary has accepted also the 'hippopotami' as the plural form of the species hippopotamus. These animals live in groups of forty animals. The group is called herd, or school or a bloat. A male hippopotamus is termed a bull and a female hippopotamus, a cow. A hippopotamus has a lifespan of forty to fifty years.
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'. Hippopotamus is classified under the Genus Hippopotamus, Family Hippopotamidae, Order Artiodactyla, Class Mammalia and Phylum Chordata of Kingdom Animalia. This is a large animal and generally eats plants.
He is considered to be an African mammal. The family Hippopotamidae has only two extant species. Hippopotamus is one of these two species. The plural form of Hippopotamus is hippopotamuses. The Oxford English Dictionary has accepted also the 'hippopotami' as the plural form of the species hippopotamus. These animals live in groups of forty animals. The group is called herd, or school or a bloat. A male hippopotamus is termed a bull and a female hippopotamus, a cow. A hippopotamus has a lifespan of forty to fifty years.
The hippopotamus was named by the Greeks - its name means "river horse" but the hippo is more closely related to the pig than the horse! Hope that helps
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