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The Latin word hippopotamus is derived from the ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος (hippopótamos), from ἵππος (híppos) ' horse ' and ποταμός (potamós) ' river ', together meaning ' horse of the river '. [3] [4] [5] In English, the plural is "hippopotamuses". [6]
Hippo (Greek woman), a Greek woman mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an example of chastity; Hippo (philosopher), a Presocratic Greek philosopher; Hippo Galloway (1882–1943), American-Canadian professional baseball player; Hippo, one of the mythical Oceanids; Hippo, one of the daughters of the mythical Thespius; Hippo, one of the mythical Amazons
The joke is one of the best known from Skelton, a legendary American comic, and it was sourced and cited. . . . Also, I am unclear as to how a joke that starts with "The longest word in the English language. . ." has "no real connection" to the "Humour" section of an article entitled "Longest word in English." Emoll 19:58, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
The word "hippopotamus" is derived from the ancient Greek ἱπποπόταμος, hippopotamos, from ἵππος, hippos, "horse", and ποταμός, potamos, "river", meaning "horse of the river". [4] [5] [6] In English, the plural is hippopotamuses, but "hippopotami" is also used; [7] "hippos" can be used as a
Hippopotamidae is a family of stout, naked-skinned, and semiaquatic artiodactyl mammals, possessing three-chambered stomachs and walking on four toes on each foot. While they resemble pigs physiologically, their closest living relatives are the cetaceans.
It's the fear of long words (what sick idiot made this up) and has 36 letters. TJPowerspeed75 ( talk ) 17:46, 2 October 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Because someone literally just made it up as a joke and it's not a real word in any actual dictionary.
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List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom; List of British words not widely used in the United States; List of South African English regionalisms; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: A–L; List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z