Hippogriff vs. Hippocampus — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Hippogriff and Hippocampus
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Hippogriff
The hippogriff, or sometimes spelled hippogryph (Greek: Ἱππόγρυπας), is a legendary creature with the front half of an eagle and the hind half of a horse. It was invented by Ludovico Ariosto in his Orlando Furioso, at the beginning of the 16th century.
Hippocampus
The hippocampus (via Latin from Greek ἱππόκαμπος, 'seahorse') is a major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates. Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi, one in each side of the brain.
Hippogriff
A monster having the wings, claws, and head of a griffin and the body and hindquarters of a horse.
Hippocampus
A ridge in the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain that consists mainly of gray matter and has a central role in memory processes.
Hippogriff
A mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
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Hippocampus
Variant of hippocamp.
Hippogriff
A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.
Hippocampus
(mythological creature) A mythological creature with the front head and forelimbs of a horse and the rear of a dolphin.
Hippocampus
A part of the brain located inside the temporal lobe, consisting mainly of grey matter. It is a component of the limbic system and plays a role in memory and emotion.
Hippocampus
A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus brevirostris), - seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.
Hippocampus
A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; - called also sea horse.
Hippocampus
A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and calcar.
Hippocampus
A complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of gray matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories
Hippocampus
Seahorses
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