Definition of unicorn
1 : a mythical usually white animal generally depicted with the body and head of a horse with long flowing mane and tail and a single often spiraled horn in the middle of the forehead
2 : an animal mentioned in the Bible that is usually considered an aurochs, a one-horned rhinoceros, or an antelope
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Thinking that whiteness is better than anything else is no different than believing in unicorns, dragons or the Cleveland Browns going to the Super Bowl.
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Another edition of the movie adds a scene that clarifies why an origami unicorn was left for the title character to find at the end of the movie.
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In addition to touring the Magic Kingdom with her younger sister, Olivia got to play on a beach and pose for pictures next to a unicorn, one of her favorite creatures.
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In some airport cocktail lounge, Arthur Laffer is drawing unicorns and mermaids on all the napkins.
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The set includes a unicorn, mermaid, giant, fairy queen, pixie and dragon.
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Origin and Etymology of unicorn
Middle English unicorne, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin unicornis, from Latin, having one horn, from uni- + cornu horn — more at horn
UNICORN Defined for English Language Learners
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: an imaginary animal that looks like a horse and has a straight horn growing from the middle of its forehead
UNICORN Defined for Kids
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: an imaginary animal that looks like a horse with one horn in the middle of the forehead
Medical Dictionary
unicorn
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: having a single horn or hornlike process a unicorn uterus
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