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unicorn

The correct spelling is unicorn.

How to pronounce unicorn

/ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/
noun

IPA: /ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/

Say it like: Uni-cor-n

The correct spelling is unicorn. A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead. For example: "unicorn smoothies"

Usage Examples

unicorn smoothies

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
  2. 2.In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.
  3. 3.Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.
  4. 4.A caterpillar, Schizura unicornis, with a large thorn-like spine on the back near its head.
  5. 5.The kamichi, or unicorn bird.

verb

  1. 1.(sexual slang) To participate in a sexual threesome as a bisexual addition to an established heterosexual couple.
  2. 2.To exceed a valuation of one billion U.S. dollars, while solely backed by venture capitalists.

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