Hippowdon (Pokémon): Difference between revisions

"don" means tooth and "saurus" means lizard! unnecessary information
("don" means tooth and "saurus" means lizard! unnecessary information)
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Hippowdon is based on a [[wp:hippopotamus|hippopotamus]].
Hippowdon is based on a [[wp:hippopotamus|hippopotamus]].
===Name origin===
===Name origin===
Hippowdon's name is derived from ''hippopotamus'', ''powder'' (referring to the sand it spouts) or ''power'' and "don", the Spaninsh word for ''lord'' or Latin for ''lizard''. Obviously, the latter is not the case.
Hippowdon's name is derived from ''hippopotamus'', ''powder'' (referring to the sand it spouts) or ''power'' and "don", the Spaninsh word for ''lord''.


Kabarudon's name is derived from the Japanese word for hippopotamus (Kaba), which it is based on.
Kabarudon's name is derived from the Japanese word for hippopotamus (Kaba), which it is based on.