Hippocampus Definition
- genus Hippocampus
A taxonomic genus within the family Syngnathidae — the seahorses.
Other Word Forms of Hippocampus
Noun
Origin 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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