hippocampus
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hippocampus
[‚hip·ə′kam·pəs] (anatomy)
A ridge that extends over the floor of the descending horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
Hippocampus
[‚hip·ə′kam·pəs] (vertebrate zoology)
A genus of marine fishes in the order Gasterosteiformes which contains the sea horses.
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hippocampus
fabulous marine creature; half fish, half horse. [Rom. Myth. and Art: Hall, 154]
See: Monsters
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