English-Thai Dictionary

unicorn

N สัตว์ช นิดหนึ่ง ใน เทพนิยาย  ตัว ยู นิค อน  sad-cha-nid-nueng-nai-teb-ni-yai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNICORN

n.[L. unicornis; unus, one, and cornu, horn. ] 1. an animal with one horn; the monoceros. this name is often applied to the rhinoceros.
2. The sea unicorn is a fish of the whale kind, called narwal, remarkable for a horn growing out at his nose.
3. A fowl.
Fossil unicorn, or fossil unicorn's horn, a substance used in medicine, a terrene crustaceous spar.

 

UNICORNOUS

a.Having only one horn.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNICORN

U "ni *corn, n. Etym: [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. 1 .

 

Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the urus. See the Note under Reem.

 

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax. (b ) The larva of a unicorn moth.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.

 

5. (Mil. )

 

Defn: 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 (Zoöl.), the narwhal. -- Unicorn moth (Zoöl.), a notodontian moth (Coelodasys 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 (Chamælirium luteum ). Both are used in medicine. -- Unicorn shell (Zoöl.), 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.

 

UNICORNOUS

U `ni *cor "nous, a. Etym: [See Unicorn. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects. "Unicornous beetles." Sir T. Browne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unicorn

u ni corn |ˈyo͞onəˌkôrn ˈjunəˌkɔrn | ▶noun 1 a mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead. • a heraldic representation of such an animal, with a twisted horn, a deer's feet, a goat's beard, and a lion's tail. 2 historical a carriage drawn by three horses, two abreast and one leader. • a team of three horses arranged in such a way. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin unicornis, from uni- ‘single ’ + cornu ‘horn, ’ translating Greek monokerōs.

 

unicorn fish

uni |corn fish ▶noun any of a number of fishes with a horn-like projection on the head: ● an Indo-Pacific surgeonfish (genus Naso, family Acanthuridae ). ● a crestfish with a dorsal fin that extends forward from the head (Lophotes fiskii, family Lophotidae ).

 

unicorn root

u ni corn root ▶noun any of a number of plants in the lily family, esp. those with roots having medicinal uses, in particular devil's bit and colicroot.

 

Oxford Dictionary

unicorn

uni |corn |ˈjuːnɪkɔːn | ▶noun 1 a mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead. • a heraldic representation of a unicorn, with a twisted horn, a deer's feet, a goat's beard, and a lion's tail. 2 historical a carriage drawn by three horses, two abreast and one leader. • a team of three horses arranged in such a way. ORIGIN Middle English: via Old French from Latin unicornis, from uni- ‘single ’ + cornu ‘horn ’, translating Greek monokerōs.

 

unicorn fish

uni |corn fish ▶noun any of a number of fishes with a horn-like projection on the head: ● an Indo-Pacific surgeonfish (genus Naso, family Acanthuridae ). ● a crestfish with a dorsal fin that extends forward from the head (Lophotes fiskii, family Lophotidae ).

 

unicorn root

uni |corn root ▶noun [ mass noun ] US any of a number of plants in the lily family, especially those with roots having medicinal uses, in particular: ● the blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum ). ● colic root.

 

Spanish Dictionary

unicornio

unicornio nombre masculino Animal fabuloso con figura de caballo y con un cuerno recto en mitad de la frente .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unicorn

ú ni c ò rn 名詞 C 一角獣, ユニコーン 〘白馬に似た想像上の動物; 額に1本の角, ライオンの尾をもつ; 純潔の象徴 〙.