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Tuesday, September 09, 2003 hip·po·cam·pus pl. hip·po·cam·pi 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Late Latin, a sea horse with a horse's forelegs and a dolphin's tail (from its shape in cross section), from Greek hippokampos : hippos, horse; see ekwo- in Indo-European Roots + kampos, sea monster.] This was a result of Zimon telling me that sea horse's latin 'family' name was "hippocampine"... Also, wren's was 'troglodytine'.... WHAT THE!? trog·lo·dyte A member of a fabulous or prehistoric race of people that lived in caves, dens, or holes. A person considered to be reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish. An anthropoid ape, such as a gorilla or chimpanzee. An animal that lives underground, as an ant or a worm. posted by AJ | 1:55 PM | | ||
