Meanings
monoceros1
plural monoceroses
- obsoleteA 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 - obsoleteA narwhal.
Monoceros2
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Origin
monoceros · noun
- Latinmonocerōs
- Old Frenchmonoceros
- Englishmonoceros
From Old French monoceros, from Latin monocerōs.
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Full word history & related roots →Monoceros · proper noun
- Latinmonocerōs“unicorn”
- EnglishMonoceros
First recorded by the astronomer Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but possibly created earlier by Petrus Plancius. From Latin monocerōs (“unicorn”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Eenhoorn
- Eenhoornwinter constellation of the northern sky
Esperanto Unukornulo
- Unukornulowinter constellation of the northern sky
Finnish Yksisarvinen
- Yksisarvinenwinter constellation of the northern sky
French Licorne
- Licornewinter constellation of the northern sky
German Einhorn
- Einhornwinter constellation of the northern sky
Greek Μονόκερως
- Μονόκερως (Monókeros)winter constellation of the northern sky
Irish an tAonbheannach
- an tAonbheannachwinter constellation of the northern sky
Malay Kuda Sumbu
- Kuda Sumbuwinter constellation of the northern sky
Polish Jednorożec
- Jednorożecwinter constellation of the northern sky
Russian Единорог
- Единорог (Jedinorog)winter constellation of the northern sky
Spanish Monoceros
- Monoceroswinter constellation of the northern sky
Yiddish איינהאָרן
- איינהאָרן (eynhorn)winter constellation of the northern sky
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monoceros. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoceros
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