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English noun: hippocampus | |||
| 1. | hippocampus (body) a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | neural structure | ||
| Part meronym | limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain | ||
| 2. | Hippocampus (animal) seahorses | ||
| Synonyms | genus Hippocampus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fish genus | ||
| Member holonym | sea horse, seahorse | ||
| Member meronym | family Syngnathidae, Syngnathidae | ||
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