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  • 11Unicorn shell — Unicorn U ni*corn, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See {One}, and {Horn}.] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; often represented in …

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  • 12unicorn fish — Narwhal Nar whal (n[aum]r hw[.a]l), n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal; akin to Icel. n[=a]hvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. n[=a]r corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See {Whale}.] [Written also… …

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  • 13unicorn-fish — n. (Ich.) Sea unicorn, narwhal, unicorn whale …

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  • 14unicorn — n. 1 a a fabulous animal with a horse s body and a single straight horn. b a heraldic representation of this, with a twisted horn, a deer s feet, a goat s beard, and a lion s tail. c used in old translations of the Old Testament for the Hebrew re …

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  • 15Unicorn — A unicorn (from Latin unus one and cornu horn ) is a mythological creature. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn also has a billy goat… …

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  • 16Unicorn (disambiguation) — A unicorn is a mythical and heraldic beast.Unicorn may refer to:In fiction: * The Last Unicorn , a novel written by Peter S. Beagle * The Last Unicorn (film) (1982), an animated feature film based on the novel * The Unicorn Club , a book series… …

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  • 17Fossil unicorn — Unicorn U ni*corn, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See {One}, and {Horn}.] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; often represented in …

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  • 18Fossil unicorn's horn — Unicorn U ni*corn, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis one horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn; cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See {One}, and {Horn}.] 1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; often represented in …

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  • 19sea unicorn — Narwhal Nar whal (n[aum]r hw[.a]l), n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal; akin to Icel. n[=a]hvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. n[=a]r corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See {Whale}.] [Written also… …

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  • 20sea-unicorn — n. Narwhal, unicorn fish, unicorn whale (Monodon monoceros) …

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