Portuguese

Noun

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)

Synonyms

• (seahorse): cavalo-marinho

Spanish

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌipo̞ˈka̠mpo̞/

Noun

hipocampo m ‎(plural hipocampos)

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

Synonyms

• (sea horse): caballito de mar m