Hippocamp
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish. Greek
Proper Noun
- 1 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.
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