Hippocamp

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A small moon of Neptune.

Related

Similar words

• Neptune XIV

Origin

• From hippocamp (from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος), 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.