Unicorn Definition
yo͝onĭ-kôrn
unicorns
noun
A mythical horselike animal with a single horn growing from the center of its forehead.
Webster's New World
A two-horned, oxlike animal: Deut. 33:17
Webster's New World
A representation of this beast, having a horse's body, a stag's legs, a lion's tail, and a straight spiraled horn growing from its forehead, especially employed as a supporter for the Royal Arms of Great Britain or of Scotland.
American Heritage
The constellation Monoceros.
American Heritage
(historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם); a reem or wild ox.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Unicorn
Noun
Singular:
unicorn
Plural:
unicornsOrigin of Unicorn
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Middle English unicorne from Old French from Late Latin ūnicornis from Latin having one horn ūnus one oi-no- in Indo-European roots cornū horn ker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Anglo-Norman unicorne, Old French unicorne, and their source, Latin Å«nicornis, from unus (“one") + cornu (“horn").
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