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Meaning of hippocampus | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a fish.
  2. A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.

Equivalents

Català hipocamp
Čeština hipokampus
Deutsch Ammonshorn Hippocampus Hippokamp
Ελληνικά ιππόκαμπος
Español hipocampo
Suomi aivoturso hippokampus
Français hippocampe
Italiano ippocampo
日本語 海馬 海馬体
Қазақ тілі гиппокамп
Nederlands hippocampus hippokampos
Polski hipokamp hippokamp
Português hipocampo
Română hipocamp
Русский гиппока́мп
Türkçe hipokampus
Українська гіпокамп

Examples

“Holonyms: limbic system < brain < central nervous system, CNS”
“The hippocampus is central to the laying down of memories.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hippocaust hippocentaur hippocoprosterol hippocras Hippocrates Hippocrates' sleeve

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