ἱππόκαμπος

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ῐ̔́ππος (híppos, horse) +‎ κάμπος (kámpos, sea-monster).

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Noun

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ῐ̔ππόκᾰμπος (hippókamposm (genitive ῐ̔πποκᾰ́μπου); second declension

  1. monster with the body of a horse and the tail of a fish, hippocampus
  2. sea horse (fish of the genus Hippocampus)

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