monoceros

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A unicorn.
  2. A narwhal.
name
  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.

Pronunciation

/məˈnɒsəɹəs/

Word forms

monoceros monoceroses

Etymology

From Old French monoceros, from Latin monocerōs.

Related words

Derived words

Monocerotis Monocerotids
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