ippocampo

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, from ῐ̔́ππος (hĭ́ppos, “horse”) +‎ κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”)). The anatomy sense is so named from its resemblance to the seahorse. By surface analysis, hippo- +‎ campus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ip.poˈkam.po/
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  • Rhymes: -ampo
  • Hyphenation: ip‧po‧càm‧po

Noun

ippocampo m (plural ippocampi)

  1. sea horse
  2. hippocampus
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