unicorn
[ yoo-ni-kawrn ]
/ ˈyu nɪˌkɔrn /
noun
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
a heraldic representation of this animal, in the form of a horse with a lion's tail and with a long, straight, and spirally twisted horn.
(initial capital letter) Genetics.
the constellation Monoceros.
an animal mentioned in the Bible, Deut. 33:17: now believed by some to be a description of a wild ox or rhinoceros.
a former gold coin of Scotland, first issued by James III in 1486, having an obverse bearing the figure of a unicorn.
Finance.
a relatively new company, usually less than ten years old, that is valued at $1 billion or more by public or private investors.
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British Dictionary definitions for unicorn
unicorn
/ (ˈjuːnɪˌkɔːn) /
noun
an imaginary creature usually depicted as a white horse with one long spiralled horn growing from its forehead
Old Testament
a two-horned animal, thought to be either the rhinoceros or the aurochs (Deuteronomy 33:17): mistranslation in the Authorized Version of the original Hebrew
Word Origin for unicorn
C13: from Old French
unicorne, from Latin
ūnicornis one-horned, from
ūnus one +
cornu a horn
Cultural definitions for unicorn
unicorn
A mythical animal resembling a small horse but with a long, straight horn growing out of its forehead. Often it was described as having the legs of a deer and the tail of a lion. Some sources claim it was visible only to virgins.