English dictionary

hippocampus

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories

noun.body

Source: WordNet 3.0
seahorses

noun.animal

Synonyms genus hippocampus

Source: WordNet 3.0
A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (<i>Hippocampus brevirostris</i>), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.

noun

Source: webster1913