unicorns
- Scope note
- Fabulous and legendary animals usually regarded as having the body of a horse with a single horn projecting from the forehead. The unicorn has at various times been identified or confused with the rhinoceros, with various species of antelope, or with other animals having a horns or a horn-like projection from the head. The horn of the narwhal was passed off as unicorn horn; the unicorn horn was valuable, reputed to possess medicinal or magical properties
- Date of creation: 10-Feb-2025
Accepted term: 10-Feb-2025