Definition of "unicorn" in Englisch

noun

1. (mythology) A mythical horse, widely believed to exist until the 17th century, with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

2. (biblical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.

3. Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.

4. A caterpillar, Schizura unicornis, with a large thorn-like spine on the back near its head.

5. The kamichi, or unicorn bird.

6. (military) A howitzer.

7. Someone or something that is rare and hard to find.

8. (attributive) Being many (especially pastel) colours; multicoloured.

   • unicorn smoothies

9. (historical) A 15th-century Scottish gold coin worth 18 shillings, bearing the image of a unicorn.

10. Certain animals:

verb

1. (slang) To participate in a sexual threesome as a bisexual addition to an established heterosexual couple.

2. (finance) To exceed a valuation of one billion U.S. dollars, while solely backed by venture capitalists.

adjective

1. Having one horn.

2. Rare and hard to find.