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unicorn

UK /ˈjuː.nɪ.kɔːn/US /ˈju.nɪ.kɔɹn/

noun16

  1. A startup company whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars, which is solely backed by venture capitalists, and which has yet to have an IPO.
  2. [before a noun] Being many (especially pastel) colours; multicoloured.
  3. Certain animals.
  4. A caterpillar, Schizura unicornis, with a large thorn-like spine on the back near its head.
  5. A Siberian unicorn, †Elasmotherium sibiricum.
  6. An Asian unicorn, or saola, Pseudoryx nghetinhensis.
  7. In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox.
  8. (historical) A 15th-century Scottish gold coin worth 18 shillings, bearing the image of a unicorn.

adjective2

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forms

unicorned · unicorning · unicorns

Phrases with unicorn

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