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monoceros

/məˈnɒsəɹəs/

monoceros noun: a unicorn.

Noun

monoceros (plural monoceroses)

  1. (obsolete) A unicorn.
    • The ancients were most liberal with their descriptions of fabulous animals, and the Monoceros or Unicorn was a favourite subject with them; but I am not aware whether or no the account which Spencer gives has so early an origin.1852 June 19, George Bell, editor, Notes and Queries, volume 5, number 138
  2. (obsolete) A narwhal.

Proper noun capitalized: Monoceros

Monoceros

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

Forms of monoceros

pluralmonoceroses

Origin of monoceros

From Old French monoceros, from Latin monocerōs.

First recorded by the astronomer Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but possibly created earlier by Petrus Plancius. From Latin monocerōs (“unicorn”).

Words formed from monoceros

Phrases with monoceros

Questions about monoceros

What does monoceros mean?
Monoceros means a unicorn.
What part of speech is monoceros?
Monoceros can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce monoceros?
Monoceros is pronounced /məˈnɒsəɹəs/.
What is the plural of monoceros?
The plural of monoceros is monoceroses.

Words near monoceros in the dictionary

  1. monocephalus
  2. monocephaly
  3. monocercomonad
  4. monocercomonads
  5. monocerin
  6. monoceros
  7. monoceros beetle
  8. monoceros beetles
  9. monoceroses
  10. monocerous
  11. monochain

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