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alicorn.

A unicorn.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæ.lɪ.kɔɹn/General-American/ˈæ.lɪ.kɔːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A unicorn.

    archaic · countable
  2. The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient.

    countable · historical · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian alicorno.

noun/ˈæ.lɪ.kɔɹn/General-American/ˈæ.lɪ.kɔːn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A mythological creature, a mixture of pegasus and unicorn: a winged horse with a single horn on its head.

    proscribed
Where this word comes from

Term already associated with unicorns and reinterpreted as a blend of Latin āla (“wing”) + unicorn, popularized by Bearing an Hourglass (1984) and other fantasy novels by Piers Anthony.

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