unicorn

  1. Noun.  A mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.
  2. Noun.  A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.
  3. Noun.  (historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin (term, unicornis) or (term, rhinoceros) (representing Hebrew (term, ראם) ); a reem or wild ox.

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