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unicorn definition

uni·corn (yo̵̅o̅′nə kôrn′)

noun

  1. a mythical horselike animal with a single horn growing from the center of its forehead

  2. Etymology: < a mistransl. of Heb reem, wild ox

    Bible a two-horned, oxlike animal: Deut. 33:17

Etymology: ME unicorne < OFr < L unicornis, one-horned < unus, one + cornu, horn

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