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Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

“Hippopotamus” is another one. It derives from the Greek words hippos (horse) and potamos (river) and this concept of river horse is present in many different languages:

Tiny variations exist as well:

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