monoceros

See also: Monoceros

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈnɒsəɹəs/

Noun

monoceros (plural monoceroses)

  1. (obsolete) A unicorn
  2. (obsolete) A narwhal

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονόκερως (monókerōs, having one horn, from μόνος (mónos, one) + κέρας (kéras, horn)).

Pronunciation

Noun

monocerōs m (genitive monocerōtis); third declension

  1. A unicorn
  2. (New Latin) Used attributively as a specific epithet; one-horned.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Spanish: monocerote (learned)

References

  • monoceros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • monoceros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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