hippocampus
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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.
hippocampus (plural hippocampi or hippocampuses)
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From Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)).
hippocampus m (genitive hippocampī); second declension
Second-declension noun.
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