hipocampo

hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)

1. (Greek mythology) hippocampus; hippocamp (creature that is half horse and half fish)
2. (anatomy) hippocampus (region of the brain that plays a role in memory and emotion)
3. sea horse (any of the various small marine fish of the genus Hippocampus)

• (seahorse): cavalo-marinho

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos), from ἵππος (híppos) "horse" + κάμπος (kámpos) "sea monster", describing a mythological creature with a horse's forepart and a fishlike hindquarter.

• IPA^(key): /ipoˈkampo/, [ipoˈkãmpo]

hipocampo m (plural hipocampos)

1. (anatomy) hippocampus
2. (zoology) sea horse
3. (Greek mythology) hippocamp; hippocampus

• (sea horse): caballito de mar

• “hipocampo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.