HIPPOCAMPUS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • seahorses
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Hippocampus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray 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
    Hypernyms(s) hippocampus is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower