"hippocampus" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hippocampus.wav Forms: hippocampi [plural], hippocampuses [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|hippocampus}} Late Latin hippocampus, {{af|grc|ῐ̔́ππος|κάμπος|nocat=1|t1=horse|t2=sea-monster}} ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”), {{der|en|grc|ἱππόκαμπος|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ῐ̔́ππος</i> (híppos, “horse”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κάμπος</i> (kámpos, “sea-monster”)}} Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)) Head templates: {{en-noun|hippocampi|hippocampuses}} hippocampus (plural hippocampi or hippocampuses)
  1. (mythology) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin. Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: hippocamp Translations (mythological creature): ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), hippocampus [masculine] (Dutch), hippokampos [masculine] (Dutch), hippokamppi (Finnish), hippocampe [masculine] (French), Hippokamp [masculine] (German), ιππόκαμπος (ippókampos) [masculine] (Greek), ippocampo [masculine] (Italian), hippokamp [masculine] (Polish), hipocampo [masculine] (Portuguese), hipocamp [masculine] (Romanian), гиппока́мп (gippokámp) [masculine] (Russian), hipocampo [masculine] (Spanish), гіпока́мп (hipokámp) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-hippocampus-en-noun-KscowkFr Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'mythological creature': 97 3
  2. (neuroanatomy, anatomy) A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, Brain Translations (brain region): hipocamp [masculine] (Catalan), 海馬體 (Chinese Mandarin), 海马体 (hǎimǎtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), hipokampus [masculine] (Czech), hippocampus [masculine] (Dutch), hipokampo (Esperanto), aivoturso (Finnish), hippokampus (Finnish), hippocampe [masculine] (French), Hippocampus [masculine] (German), Ammonshorn [neuter] (German), ιππόκαμπος (ippókampos) [masculine] (Greek), ippocampo [masculine] (Italian), 海馬 (kaiba) (alt: かいば) (Japanese), гиппокамп (gippokamp) (Kazakh), hipokamp [masculine] (Polish), hipocampo [masculine] (Portuguese), hipocamp [masculine] (Romanian), hipokampus [masculine] (Slovene), hipocampo [masculine] (Spanish), гіпока́мп (hipokámp) [masculine] (Ukrainian), hồi hải mã (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-hippocampus-en-noun-e71dlryH Disambiguation of Brain: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 71 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences Disambiguation of 'brain region': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: HIPP [neuroanatomy, anatomy, neurology, medicine, neuroscience, sciences] Holonyms: limbic system [neuroanatomy, anatomy, neurology, medicine, neuroscience, sciences] Derived forms: hippocampal, hippocampic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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