Hippocampus Definition
hĭpə-kămpəs
hippocampi
noun
A sea monster with the head and forequarters of a horse and the tail of a dolphin or fish.
Webster's New World
A ridge along the lower section of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- genus Hippocampus
pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Syngnathidae — the seahorses.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Hippocampus
Noun
Singular:
hippocampus
Plural:
hippocampiOrigin of Hippocampus
From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippokampos), from ἵππος (hippos, “horse”) and κάμπος (kampos, “sea monster”).
From Wiktionary
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New Latin from Late Latin hippocamp (from the shape of the structure in cross section) hippocamp
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin hippocampus.
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