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| hip·po·cam·pus [ hìppə kámpəss ] (plural hip·po·cam·pi [ hìppə kám p ]) |
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1. sea creature in myths: a mythological sea creature with the head and forelegs of a horse and the tail of a fish
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2. area of brain associated with memory: a curved ridge of tissue in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain, concerned with basic drives, emotions, and short-term memory and forming part of the limbic system
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| [Late 16th century. Via Latin< Greek hippokampos< hippos "horse" + kampos "sea monster"] |
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 hip·po·cam·pal adjective |
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