| 单词 | hippocampus |
| 释义 | Word Frequency hippocampus(ˌhɪpəʊˈkæmpəs) nounWord forms: plural -pi (-paɪ) 1. a mythological sea creature with the forelegs of a horse and the tail of a fish 2. any marine teleost fish of the genus Hippocampus, having a horselike head seahorse (sense 1)3. an area of cerebral cortex that forms a ridge in the floor of the lateral ventricle of the brain, which in cross section has the shape of a sea horse. It functions as part of the limbic system Derived forms hippocampal (ˌhippoˈcampal) adjective Word origin C16: from Latin, from Greek hippos horse + kampos a sea monster |
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