Alicorn vs. Unicorn

Alicorn vs. Unicorn — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Alicorn and Unicorn

Alicornnoun

The horn of a unicorn considered as a medical or pharmacological ingredient.

Unicornnoun

A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

Alicornnoun

(nonstandard) A mythological creature, a mixture of pegasus and unicorn: a winged horse with a single horn on its head.

Unicornnoun

A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.

Unicornnoun

(historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew ); a reem or wild ox.

Unicornnoun

Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.

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Unicornnoun

The larva of a unicorn moth.

Unicornnoun

The kamichi, or unicorn bird.

Unicornnoun

(military) A howitzer.

Unicornnoun

(sexual slang) A single, usually bisexual woman who participates in swinging and/or polyamory.

Unicornnoun

(finance) 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.

Unicornnoun

(business) A person with multidisciplinary expertise (due to rarity and value), especially three or more skills in a young field such as UX design or data science (e.g., domain knowledge, statistics, and software engineering).

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Unicornnoun

(as a modifier) Brilliantly multicoloured.

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Unicornnoun

an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead