n. A constellation near Canis Major and Canis Minor. [Middle English, unicorn, from Old French, from Latin monocerōs, from Greek monokerōs, having one horn : mono-, mono- + keras, horn; see ker-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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