- The hippocampus, or
hippocamp or
hippokampos (plural:
hippocampi or hippocamps;
Ancient Gr****: ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος, 'horse', and κάμπος, 'sea monster')...
- in the
genus Hippocampus. The
genus name
comes from the
Ancient Gr****
hippókampos (ἱππόκαμπος),
itself from híppos (ἵππος)
meaning "horse" and kámpos (κάμπος)...
- ****an coast. Altmann-Wendling,
Victoria (2023). "Ḥȝyšš, the
Egyptian Hippokampos –
Mythical Monster or
Giant Oarfish?".
Journal of
Egyptian Archaeology...
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Designation Neptune XIV
Pronunciation /ˈhɪpəkæmp/
Named after ἱππόκαμπος
hippokampos Alternative names S/2004 N 1
Adjectives Hippocampian /hɪpəˈkæmpiən/ Orbital...
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genus Hippocampus,
which is
derived from the
Ancient Gr**** ἱππόκαμπος (
hippokampos), a
compound of ἵππος, "horse" and κάμπος, "sea monster". The morphologically...
