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hippomanes

noun
hip·​pom·​a·​nes | \ hiˈpäməˌnÄ“z\
plural -es

Definition of hippomanes

: a growth found on the forehead of a newborn foal and held in antiquity to be aphrodisiac

History and Etymology for hippomanes

Latin, from Greek, from hippo- hipp- + -manes (from mainesthai to rage, be furious)

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