hippocampe

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos), from ἵππος (híppos, horse) +‎ κάμπος (kámpos, sea-monster).

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Noun[edit]

hippocampe m (plural hippocampes)

  1. (zoology) sea horse
  2. (anatomy, mythology) hippocampus

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Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

hippocampe

  1. vocative singular of hippocampus