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:
hippocampi

Origin of Hippocampus

  • From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippokampos), from ἵππος (hippos, “horse”) and κάμπος (kampos, “sea monster”).

    From Wiktionary

  • 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

  • From Latin hippocampus.

    From Wiktionary

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