hippocampus
UK/ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/US/ˌhɪpəˈkæm.pəs/
hippocampus noun: a mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
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Noun
hippocampus (plural hippocampi or hippocampuses)
- A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
- 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.
- Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS
- The hippocampus is central to the laying down of memories.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 63
- Synonyms:
- HIPP
hippocampus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hippocampus in Hindi
- हिप्पोकैम्पस, हिप्पोकेम्पस
hippocampus in Tamil
- மூளையின் அடுப்பகுதியில் ஓரிடம், மூளைப் பின்புற மேடு, மூளை ஏற்றமேடு, மூளைப் பின்மேடு, கடற்குதிரை மீன்
hippocampus in Marathi
- हिप्पोकॅम्पस, हिपोकॅम्पस, हिप्पोकँपस
hippocampus in Urdu
- ہپپوکیمپس, ہپوکیمپس, ہیپوکیمپس
More languagesFewer languages
- hippocampus in Bengali
- হিপোক্যাম্পাস, হিপ্পোক্যাম্পাস
- hippocampus in Telugu
- హిప్పోకాంపస్, హిపోకాంపస్
- hippocampus in Malayalam
- ഹിപ്പോകാമ്പസ്, ഹിപ്പോകാംപസ്, ഹിപ്പോക്യാമ്പസ്
- hippocampus in Kannada
- ಕಡಲ್ಗುದುರೆ
- hippocampus in Punjabi
- ਹਿੱਪੋਕੈਮਪਸ, ਹਿੱਪੋਕੈਂਪਸ
- hippocampus in Gujarati
- હિપ્પોકેમ્પસ, હિપોકેમ્પસ, હિપ્પોકૅમ્પસ
- hippocampus in Odia
- ହିପୋକ୍ଯ଼ାମ୍ପସ୍, ହିପୋକ୍ଯ଼ାମ୍ପସ, ହିପ୍ପୋକାମ୍ପସ୍
- hippocampus in Nepali
- हिप्पोक्याम्पस, हिप्पोकेम्पस, हिपोक्याम्पस
- hippocampus in Indonesian
- hipokampus
- hippocampus in Vietnamese
- hồi hải mã
Synonyms of hippocampus
Forms of hippocampus
| plural | hippocampi |
|---|---|
| plural | hippocampuses |
Origin of hippocampus
From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. By surface analysis, hippo- + campus.
Words formed from hippocampus
Words that rhyme with hippocampus
Questions about hippocampus
- What does hippocampus mean?
- Hippocampus means a mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
- What is hippocampus in Hindi?
- Hippocampus in Hindi is हिप्पोकैम्पस, हिप्पोकेम्पस. See Hippocampus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hippocampus?
- Hippocampus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hippocampus?
- Hippocampus is pronounced /ˌhɪpə(ʊ)ˈkæm.pəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hippocampus?
- The plural of hippocampus is hippocampi.
Words near hippocampus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hippocampus (page history and authors); hippocampus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hippocampus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hippocampus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hippocampus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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