On 30/05/2011 11:19 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 05/29/2011 08:19 PM, nemesis wrote:

>> Hippo BTW means horse. Yep, a hippopotamus was thought of as a fat horse.
>>
> I've also heard the term "river horse" being associated with
> hippopotamus ...

Yes, hippo - horse, potamus - river or stream. From the Greek.
Mesopotamia - land between rivers.

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     Stephen

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