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The correct spelling is unicorn.
How to pronounce unicorn
/ˈjuːnɪkɔːn/
nounIPA: /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.A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.
- 2.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.
verb
- 1.(sexual slang) To participate in a sexual threesome as a bisexual addition to an established heterosexual couple.
- 2.To exceed a valuation of one billion U.S. dollars, while solely backed by venture capitalists.
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