"hipocampo" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ipoˈkampo/, [i.poˈkãm.po] Forms: hipocampos [plural]
Rhymes: -ampo Etymology: Borrowed from Late Latin hippocampus (“sea horse”), from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, “sea horse, hippocamp”, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”)), describing a mythological creature with a horse's forepart and a fishlike hindquarter. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|LL.|hippocampus||sea horse}} Borrowed from Late Latin hippocampus (“sea horse”), {{af|grc|ἵππος|κάμπος|nocat=1|t1=horse|t2=sea monster}} ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”), {{der|es|grc|ἱππόκαμπος||sea horse, hippocamp|pos=from <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ἵππος</i> (híppos, “horse”) + <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">κάμπος</i> (kámpos, “sea monster”)}} Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, “sea horse, hippocamp”, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”)) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)
  1. (neuroanatomy) hippocampus Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-hipocampo-es-noun-Uh4UarjX Categories (other): Neuroanatomy Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
  2. (zoology) sea horse Tags: masculine Synonyms: caballito de mar
    Sense id: en-hipocampo-es-noun-uOESk~B9 Categories (other): Zoology, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Fantasy, Syngnathiform fish Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 25 22 4 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 28 14 3 10 26 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Fantasy: 31 41 28 Disambiguation of Syngnathiform fish: 6 69 25 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. (Greek mythology) hippocamp; hippocampus Tags: Greek, masculine
    Sense id: en-hipocampo-es-noun-Ay4fdaxa Categories (other): Greek mythology, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Brain, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 16 25 22 4 11 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 28 14 3 10 26 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 9 43 48 Disambiguation of Brain: 1 41 58 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 31 23 46 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Inflected forms

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