unicorn
/ˈju.nɪ.kɔɹn/ noun B1- A mythical horselike creature with a horn on its forehead, supposed to be extremely rare and to be drawn to virgins and other chaste maidens.
- In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.
- Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.
- A caterpillar, Schizura unicornis, with a large thorn-like spine on the back near its head.
- The kamichi, or unicorn bird.
- A Siberian unicorn, †Elasmotherium sibiricum.
- An Asian unicorn, or saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis.
- A howitzer.
Plural unicorns
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