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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :   [ easton ]

  Unicorn
     described as an animal of great ferocity and strength (Num.
     23:22, R.V., "wild ox," marg., "ox-antelope;" 24:8; Isa. 34:7,
     R.V., "wild oxen"), and untamable (Job 39:9). It was in reality
     a two-horned animal; but the exact reference of the word so
     rendered (reem) is doubtful. Some have supposed it to be the
     buffalo; others, the white antelope, called by the Arabs rim.
     Most probably, however, the word denotes the Bos primigenius
     ("primitive ox"), which is now extinct all over the world. This
     was the auerochs of the Germans, and the urus described by
     Caesar (Gal. Bel., vi.28) as inhabiting the Hercynian forest.
     The word thus rendered has been found in an Assyrian inscription
     written over the wild ox or bison, which some also suppose to be
     the animal intended (comp. Deut. 33:17; Ps. 22:21; 29:6; 92:10).
     

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 heraldry as a supporter.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
        Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
              furrow?                               --Job xxxix.
                                                    10.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the
           urus. See the Note under Reem.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
            head or prothorax.
        (b) The larva of a unicorn moth.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Fossil unicorn, or Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a
        substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
        from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
        the unicorn.
  
     Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zo["o]l.), the narwhal.
  
     Unicorn moth (Zo["o]l.), a notodontian moth ({C[oe]lodasys
        unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
        back; -- called also unicorn prominent.
  
     Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,
        the yellow-flowered colicroot ({Aletris farinosa) and the
        blazing star ({Cham[ae]lirium luteum). Both are used in
        medicine.
  
     Unicorn shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of
        the shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros
        and Leucozonia.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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 heraldry as a supporter.
  
     2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
        Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
  
              Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
              furrow?                               --Job xxxix.
                                                    10.
  
     Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the
           urus. See the Note under Reem.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.)
        (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
            head or prothorax.
        (b) The larva of a unicorn moth.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
  
     5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
  
     Fossil unicorn, or Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a
        substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
        from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
        the unicorn.
  
     Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zo["o]l.), the narwhal.
  
     Unicorn moth (Zo["o]l.), a notodontian moth ({C[oe]lodasys
        unicornis) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
        back; -- called also unicorn prominent.
  
     Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,
        the yellow-flowered colicroot ({Aletris farinosa) and the
        blazing star ({Cham[ae]lirium luteum). Both are used in
        medicine.
  
     Unicorn shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
        marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of
        the shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros
        and Leucozonia.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  unicorn
       n : an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a
           long horn growing from its forehead

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     Αγγλικά n.
     ο μονόκερως

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Unicorn
     Καταλανικά n.
     Μονόκερως ''(αστρον.)''

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     Catalan n.
     unicorn
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm unicorne)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     a.
     Having one horn.
     n.
     1 A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single,
  straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
     2 (lb en historical) {n-g|In various Bible translations, used to
  render the Latin (m la unicornis) or (m la rhinoceros) (representing
  Hebrew (m he רְאֵם)):} a reem or wild ox.
     3 Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or
  prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, (taxlink Dynastes tityus
  species).
     4 A caterpillar, (taxlink Schizura unicornis species), with a large
  thorn-like spine on the back near its head.
     5 The kamichi, or unicorn bird.
     6 (lb en military) A howitzer.
     7 Someone or something that is rare and hard to find.
     8 # (lb en sexual slang) A single, usually bisexual woman who
  participates in swinging or polyamory.
     9 # (lb en business) A person with multidisciplinary expertise,
  especially three or more skills in a young field such as UX design or
  data science (e.g., domain knowledge, statistics, and software
  engineering).
     10 # (senseid en Q20983877) (lb en finance) A startup company whose
  valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars, which is solely backed
  by venture capitalists, and which has yet to have an IPO.
     vb.
     1 (lb en sexual slang) To participate in a sexual threesome as a
  bisexual addition to an established heterosexual couple.
     2 (lb en finance) To exceed a valuation of one billion U.S. dollars,
  while solely backed by venture capitalists.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     Catalan n.
     unicorn
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm unicorne)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     Catalan n.
     unicorn
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm unicorne)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     Englanti n.
     (yhteys mytologia k=en) yksisarvinen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unicorn
     Engelska n.
     (tagg mytologi heraldik språk=en) enhörning ''(mytologiskt väsen)''

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Unicorn /jˈuːnɪkˌɔːn/
  وحيد القرن

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  unicorn //ˈjunɪkɔɹn// //ˈjuːnɪkɔːn// 
  еднорог, иноро́г
  mythical beast

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  unicorn /jˈuːnɪkˌɔːn/ 
  jednorožec

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  unicorn /jˈuːnɪkˌɔːn/
  Einhorn  [lit.]
           Note: Fabeltier
   see: unicorns
  
           Note: legendary animal

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  Unicorn /jˈuːnɪkˌɔːn/
  Einhorn  [astron.]
           Note: Sternbild
     Synonym: Monoceros
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  unicorn //ˈjunɪkɔɹn// //ˈjuːnɪkɔːn// 
  yksisarvinen
  mythical beast

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  unicorn /jˈuːnɪkˌɔːn/ 
  1. गेंडा, एक~सींग~का~जानवर
        "I haven't seen a unicorn."

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  unicorn //ˈjunɪkɔɹn// //ˈjuːnɪkɔːn// 
  unikorn, kuda bertanduk
  mythical beast

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  unicorn //ˈjunɪkɔɹn// //ˈjuːnɪkɔːn// 
  ユニコーン, 一角獣, 一角馬, 麒麟
  mythical beast

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  unicorn /juːnikɔːn/
  eenhoorn

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  unicorn //ˈjunɪkɔɹn// //ˈjuːnɪkɔːn// 
  enhjørning
  mythical beast

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  unicorn /ˈju:nɪkɔ:n/ 
    jednorożec

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  unicorn //ˈjunɪkɔɹn// //ˈjuːnɪkɔːn// 
  enhörning
  mythical beast

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  unicorn /jˈuːnɪkˌɔːn/
  1. tek boynuzlu at şeklinde hayali bir hayvan.

From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-deu ]

  unicorn /uɲˈitsɔrn/ 
  Einhorn, Unicorn
  (neologizm) (ekonomia, ekonomiczny) (zawód, zawodowy, zawodowo) start-up wyceniany na co najmniej miliard dolarów;

From język polski-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-nor ]

  unicorn /uɲˈitsɔrn/ 
  enhjørning
  (neologizm) (ekonomia, ekonomiczny) (zawód, zawodowy, zawodowo) start-up wyceniany na co najmniej miliard dolarów;

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈjunɪˌkɔɹn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  154 Moby Thesaurus words for "unicorn":
     Argus, Briareus, Cerberus, Charybdis, Cyclops, Echidna, Gorgon,
     Harpy, Hydra, Loch Ness monster, Medusa, Minotaur, Pegasus, Python,
     Scylla, Sphinx, Talos, Typhon, achievement, alerion, animal charge,
     annulet, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, azure, bandeau,
     bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings, bend, bend sinister, billet,
     blazon, blazonry, bordure, broad arrow, cadency mark, canton,
     centaur, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief, chimera, coat of arms,
     cockatrice, coronet, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown,
     device, difference, differencing, dragon, drake, eagle, equipage,
     ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon, falcon, fess,
     fess point, field, file, flanch, fleur-de-lis, four-in-hand, fret,
     fur, fusil, garland, griffin, gules, gyron, hatchment, helmet,
     heraldic device, hippocampus, honor point, impalement, impaling,
     inescutcheon, label, lion, lozenge, mantling, marshaling, martlet,
     mascle, mermaid, merman, metal, motto, mullet, nixie,
     nombril point, octofoil, ogre, ogress, or, ordinary, orle, pair,
     pale, paly, pean, pheon, purpure, quarter, quartering, randem, rig,
     roc, rose, sable, salamander, saltire, satyr, scutcheon, sea horse,
     sea serpent, shield, siren, span, spike, spike team, spread eagle,
     subordinary, tandem, team, tenne, three-up, tincture, torse,
     tressure, troll, turnout, vair, vampire, vert, werewolf, windigo,
     wreath, xiphopagus, yale, zombie
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n.(传说中的)独角兽

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 独角兽;独角野牛

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