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unicorn
(yo̵̅o̅′nə kôrn′)
noun
- a mythical horselike animal with a single horn growing from the center of its forehead
Origin: < a mistransl. of Heb reem, wild ox
Bible a two-horned, oxlike animal: Deut. 33:17
Origin: ME unicorne < OFr < L unicornis, one-horned < unus, one + cornu, horn
See unicorn in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. A fabled creature symbolic of virginity and usually represented as a horse with a single straight spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.b. Heraldry 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.
- Unicorn Astronomy The constellation Monoceros.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English unicorne
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Late Latin ūnicornis
Origin: , from Latin, having one horn
Origin: : ūnus, one; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots
Origin: + cornū, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots
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