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1. (n.) unicorn
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
2. unicorn
an animal mentioned in the Bible: now believed to be a wild ox or rhinoceros. Deut. 33:17.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME unicorne (< OF) < L ūnicornis one-horned; see uni -, -corn)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) unicorn
an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) unicorn
a fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often represented in heraldry as a supporter
2. (noun) unicorn
a two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures
3. (noun) unicorn
any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax
4. (noun) unicorn
the larva of a unicorn moth
5. (noun) unicorn
the kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird
6. (noun) unicorn
a howitzer
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. unicorn
a fabulous animal like a horse, with a cubit and a half long horn on the forehead; was adopted by James I. as the symbol of Scotland on the royal arms; is in Christian art a symbol of the incarnation, and an emblem of female chastity.
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Sense: in mythology, an animal like a horse, but with one straight horn on the forehead.
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 Afrikaans: eenhoring |
 Arabic: وَحيد القَرْن |
 Bulgarian: еднорог |
 Brazilian: unicórnio |
 Czech: jednorožec |
 German: das Einhorn |
 Danish: enhjørning |
 Greek: μονόκερος (μυθικό άλογο) |
 Spanish: unicornio |
 Estonian: ükssarv(ik) |
 Farsi: تک شاخ |
 Finnish: yksisarvinen |
 French: licorne |
 Hebrew: חַד-קֶרֶן |
 Hindi: एकश्रृंग |
 Croatian: jednorog |
 Hungarian: egyszarvú |
 Indonesian: kuda bertanduk |
 Icelandic: einhyrningur |
 Italian: unicorno |
 Japanese: 一角獣 |
 Korean: 일각수(一角獸) |
 Lithuanian: vienaragis |
 Latvian: vienradzis |
 Malay: unikorn |
 Dutch: eenhoorn |
 Norwegian: enhjørning |
 Polish: jednorożec |
 Portuguese: unicórnio |
 Romanian: unicorn |
 Russian: единорог |
 Slovak: jednorožec |
 Slovenian: samorog |
 Serbian: jednorog |
 Swedish: enhörning |
 Thai: สัตว์ชนิดหนึ่งในเทพนิยาย |
 Turkish: (mitolojik) tek boynuzlu |
 Taiwanese: 獨角獸 |
 Ukrainian: єдиноріг |
 Urdu: ايک افسانوي جانور |
 Vietnamese: con kỳ lân |
 Chinese: 独角兽 |
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