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minus-squarethedarkfly@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·12 hours agoTfw “hippo” literally means “horse”
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-212 hours agoBut horse-apotamus makes no sense (unless “apotamus” means “big fat”) - I’m not the most cunning of linguists.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours agoHippo = horse Potamus = river
Tfw “hippo” literally means “horse”
Hippothetically
But horse-apotamus makes no sense (unless “apotamus” means “big fat”) - I’m not the most cunning of linguists.
Hippo = horse
Potamus = river
Water horse