HIPPOCAMPUS


Meaning of HIPPOCAMPUS in English

n. (pl. hippocampi)

1. any marine fish of the genus Hippocampus, swimming vertically and with a head suggestive of a horse; a sea horse.

2 Anat. the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the centre of emotion and the autonomic nervous system.

Etymology: L f. Gk hippokampos f. hippos horse + kampos sea monster

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.