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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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Tori and Stella, whose birthday is June 9, have been celebrating her birth month with all things unicorn.
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Resident unicorn and glitter connoisseur Bella Thorne has always been very up-front about her struggle with acne.
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And meanwhile, the youngest of those three children, Agnes (Nev Scharrel) is determined to catch a real, live unicorn.
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The result, however, is an inordinately busy movie that yields a few amusing and even sweet moments -- a la Gru's young daughter and her quest to find a unicorn -- that are largely snowed under by the loud and obnoxious ones.
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And if unicorns aren't your ~mythical creature~ of choice, the eatery also offers some other dreamy flavors, including one that's half matcha and half peanut butter.
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Choose the flamingo, toucan, swan, or unicorn, then follow the easy recipe.
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Unicorns don’t pair well with Arby’s roast beef, apparently.
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The top six in order: Clemson Death Valley is all unicorns, rainbows and pizza parties now that Dabo Swinney has brought a national title back to Clemson.
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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
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: having a single horn or hornlike process a unicorn uterus
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