hippo-, hipp-

hippocentauric

1. Of the nature of a hippocentaur.
2. A reference to a hippocentaur.

hippocoprosterol

hippocrepian

Horseshoe-shaped.

hippocrepiform

Shaped like a horseshoe.

hippodamist

1. A horse tamer.
2. A city planner (from Hippodamus, a fifth-century Greek architect, who planned the first Greek city.

hippodrome

1. An open-air stadium in ancient Greece, or Rome, with an oval track that was used for horse or chariot racing.
2. An arena for equestrian events.

hippodromist

A trainer, driver of a horse chariot, or rider of a horse in a circus.

hippogastronomy

The art of cooking and eating horseflesh.

Hippoglossus

hippogriff, hippogryph

A mythological beast with the wings, head, and claws of a griffin (head and wings of an eagle), and the hoofs and tail of a horse.

hippogriffin

A mythological creature, like a griffin, but with the body and hind-quarters resembling those of a horse.

hippoid

Equine; of, like, or referring to horses.

hippolarium, hipposolarium

A place with a large expanse of glass windows where special therapeutic treatment is provided for horses by means of exposure to sunlight.

hippolith

A calculus or bezoar (concretion found in the stomach or intestine) found in the stomach of a horse.

hippologist

A specialist in hippology or the study of horses.

Related horse-word units: caval-; equ-, equi-.

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