potamus

The English word “hippopotamus” — “river horse” — is derived from two Greek roots, “hippo” (horse) and “potamus” (having to do with a river).

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The songs are gutsplitting as well, since they're all about homicidal robots, mermaids, toothpaste, hip-hop spoofs, hermaphrodites ( "Oh you sexy hermaphrodite lady-man-ladies"), rappers, cannibalism, and the hiphop-potamus.

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_hippo-potamus_; which, according to the ordinary rule of Greek composition, means, not a _river-horse_, but a _horse-river_.

Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850 Various

And while, yes, De Niro managed to squeeze out a few paychecks acting in less than stellar comedies, at least he’s still acting, and not crushing grapes with his undoubtedly wide potamus-feet.

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They catch plenty fish in river, and perhaps we shoot game, or rich 'potamus, which they like 'cause he fat. "

A Yellow God: an Idol of Africa Henry Rider Haggard 1890

Ef you'd had de popoplexy in arnest, we'd make great 'lowance fer you, but wen you eat an' drink till you mos 'ready to bust, and den'sturb de hull meetin' by snortin 'like a' potamus, dar's got to be trouble, an 'I'se got to meet it. "

The Earth Trembled Edward Payson Roe 1863

1878 OW potamus 1883 OW cameline camel 1865 hippotigrine zebra W OW hirudine leech W capreoline roe 1835 hominine man 1883 -

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 1 1977