what is a potamus
Potamus is an anglicization of the Ancient Greek potamos (ÏÎ¿ÏÎ±Î¼ÏÏ) meaning river or stream; it appears in the name: Mesopotamia. Potamus may also refer to: 1  A hippopatamus calf.2  a familiar term for hippopotamus (river horse). 3  Peter Potamus, an animated purple hippopotamus.otamus is an anglicization of the Ancient Greek potamos (ÏÎ¿ÏÎ±Î¼ÏÏ) meaning river or stream; it appears in the name: Mesopotamia. Potamus may also refer to: 1  A hippopatamus calf.