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Meanings of hippocamp in English

A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.

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Examples for "hippocampus"
Examples for "hippocampus"
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However, with aging, expression was confined to specific regions, particularly the hippocampus.
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Four weeks of either cortisol treatment or psychosocial stress affected hippocampus-mediated memory.
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Western blot was used to detect the GluR1 levels in the hippocampus.
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In contrast, CO activity was reduced in both epilepsy types throughout hippocampus.
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Dopamine D2 receptor expression in hippocampus was decreased across all enrichment conditions.
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Roaring with rage the lanced sea-horse dived into the deep.
The Eternal Maiden
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Shan't you feel proud to sail the Venetian lagoons with a sea-horse at the mast-head?
A Venetian June
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The profits will help fund sea-horse conservation research.
The Irish Times
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The sea-horse saw the mare and came to land to meet her, and King Souran descended.
Malayan Literature: Comprising Romantic Tales, Epic Poetry and R...
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And two young pages were shooting the hilts of their daggers, of the bone of the sea-horse.
The Mabinogion
Usage of hippocamp in English
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We saw at the same place the hippocamp and eagle stone, both very curious and rare.
Travels in England During the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, and Frag...
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Scarcely had she departed when a gigantic hippocamp was seen in the distance, making its way towards the Argo.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome
Frequent collocations
Hippocamp through the time