noun, masculine/i.pɔ.kɑ̃p/plural: hippocampes
sea horse; hippocampus
Learned borrowing from Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”).
/i.pɔ.kɑ̃p/
sea horse; hippocampus
Learned borrowing from Latin hippocampus, from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos), from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea-monster”).