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hippocamp

/ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-pocamp
IPA
/ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.

name

A small moon of Neptune.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἱππόκαμπος

Inflected Forms

hippocamps (plural)

Synonyms

hippocampus S 2004 N 1 Neptune XIV

Questions

How do you pronounce hippocamp?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɪpəˌkæmp/.
What does hippocamp mean?
A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.
Where does hippocamp come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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