Unicorn vs. Pegasus

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

Unicornnoun

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

Pegasusnoun

A winged horse (imaginary or mythical, sometimes figurative).

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.

Pegasusnoun

(Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination

Unicornnoun

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

Pegasusnoun

a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces

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Unicornnoun

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

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.

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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).

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