hippokamp

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hippokampy

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin hippocampus. Doublet of hipokamp.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xipˈpɔ.kamp/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔkamp
  • Syllabification: hip‧po‧kamp

Noun

hippokamp m animal

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) hippocampus, hippocamp (mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin)

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