MONOCEROS

Etymology

Noun

monoceros (plural monoceroses)

(obsolete) A unicorn.

(obsolete) A narwhal.

Etymology

Proper noun

Monoceros

(constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a unicorn. It lies amid the Milky Way, just east of the constellation Orion.

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*noc"e*ros, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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