Siberian unicorn

noun

An extinct species of rhinoceros, †Elasmotherium sibiricum; it lived in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia during Late Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene.

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Meanings

nounSiberian unicorn (plural Siberian unicorns)

plural Siberian unicorns

  1. An extinct species of rhinoceros, †Elasmotherium sibiricum; it lived in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia during Late Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene.

Origin

From Siberian + unicorn, named after this animal's theorized single horn on its head.

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Siberian unicorn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siberian%20unicorn

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“Siberian unicorn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siberian%20unicorn. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Siberian unicorn,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Siberian%20unicorn.

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