| NOUN | body | hippocampus | a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle |
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| animal | Hippocampus, genus Hippocampus | seahorses |
| Sounds | hhih.powkae'mpahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Part of | limbic system, visceral brain, limbic brain | A system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
| Spanish | hipocampo | |
| Catalan | hipocamp | |
| Meaning | seahorses. | |
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| Synonym | genus Hippocampus | |
| Member of | Syngnathidae, family Syngnathidae | pipefishes |
| Members | seahorse, sea horse | small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails |
| Broader | fish genus | Any of various genus of fish |
| Spanish | género Hippocampus, genus hippocampus, hippocampus, Hippocampus | |
| Catalan | genus hippocampus, hippocampus, Hippocampus | |
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