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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MONOCEROS

n.[Gr. sole and horn. ] The unicorn.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MONOCEROS

Mo *noc "e *ros, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

 

1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Monoceros

Mo noc er os |məˈnäsərəs məˈnɑsərəs |Astronomy an inconspicuous constellation (the Unicorn ), lying on the celestial equator in the Milky Way between Canis Major and Canis Minor. • (as genitive Monocerotis |məˌnäsəˈrōtis, ˌmänəsə -|) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Alpha Monocerotis. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Monoceros

Monoceros |məˈnɒs (ə )rəs |Astronomy an inconspicuous constellation (the Unicorn ), lying on the celestial equator in the Milky Way between Canis Major and Canis Minor. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek.