Hipʹpocampus (4 syl.).

A seahorse, having the head and fore-quarters of a horse, with the tail and hind-quarters of a fish or dolphin. (Greek, hippos, a horse; kampos, a sea monster.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Hindustan
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Hip (To)
Hip and Thigh
Hip! Hip! Hurrah!
Hipper-switches
Hippo
Hippocampus
Hippocras
Hippocratean School
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