hippocampus
noun
a fish-tailed horse of the sea that was ridden by the sea gods.
hippocampi
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pluralof hippocampus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In the study, rats with perturbed hippocampi had to explore a maze and find a new path every day to collect a reward.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023
After nearly 1 month, the number of new neurons in the rodents’ hippocampi had doubled.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 3, 2022
Our brains have two hippocampi, one on the left and one on the right, and without them we cannot record any new information.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 2, 2018
In the 1970s, O'Keefe had discovered neurons called place cells in the hippocampi of rats.
From Nature ● Oct. 5, 2014
I told the hippocampi I’d come get you.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
