a mythical animal typically represented as a horse with a single straight horn projecting from its forehead 独角兽(神话中像马、前额有挺直角的动物) ■a heraldic representation of such an animal, with a twisted horn, a deer's feet, a goat's beard, and a lion's tail 纹章图案中类似动物(角为螺旋状)
(historical)a carriage drawn by three horses, two abreast and one leader (史)(一匹在前,两匹并列在其后的)三马马车 ■a team of three horses arranged in such a way 一匹在前两匹并列在其后的一组马
语源
Middle English: via Old French from Latin unicornis, from uni- 'single' + cornu 'horn', translating Greek monokerōs