English Explanatory Dictionary

hippocamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.
name
  1. A small moon of Neptune.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/

Word forms

hippocamp hippocamps

Etymology

From hippocamp (from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos)), a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a horse and the tail of a fish. Officially named in February 2019. The moon was discovered in 2013 by viewing archival images produced by the Hubble Space Telescope dating back to 2004.

Synonyms

hippocampus S 2004 N 1 Neptune XIV
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