[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

narwhal \nar"whal\ naumr"hw.al, n. sw. or dan. narvhal;
   akin to icel. n=ahvalr, and e. whale. the first syllable is
   perh. from icel. n=ar corpse, dead body, in allusion to the
   whitish color its skin. see whale. written also
   narwhale and narwal. zool.
   an arctic cetacean monodon monocerous, about twenty feet
   long. the male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine
   tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a
   horn, whence it is called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish,
   and unicorn whale. sometimes two horns are developed, side
   by side.
   1913 webster
see also:
whale narwhale narwal monodon monocerous sea unicorn unicorn fish 
unicorn whale 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

unicorn \u"nicorn\, n. oe. unicorne, f. unicorne, l. unicornis
   one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;
   cf. l. unicornuus a unicorn. see one, and horn.
   1. a fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often
      represented in heraldry as a supporter.
      1913 webster

   2. a two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
      authorized version of the scriptures.
      1913 webster

            canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
            furrow?                               --job xxxix.
                                                  10.
      1913 webster

   note: the unicorn mentioned in the scripture was probably the
         urus. see the note under reem.
         1913 webster

   3. zool.
      a any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
          head or prothorax.
      b the larva of a unicorn moth.
          1913 webster

   4. zool. the kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
      1913 webster

   5. mil. a howitzer. obs.
      1913 webster

   fossil unicorn, or fossil unicorn's horn med., a
      substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
      from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
      the unicorn.

   unicorn fish, unicorn whale zool., the narwhal.

   unicorn moth zool., a notodontian moth coelodasys
      unicornis whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
      back; -- called also unicorn prominent.

   unicorn root bot., a name of two north american plants,
      the yellow-flowered colicroot aletris farinosa and the
      blazing star chamaelirium luteum. both are used in
      medicine.

   unicorn shell zool., any one of several species of marine
      gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the
      shell. most of them belong to the genera monoceros and
      leucozonia.
      1913 webster
see also:
one horn reem unicorn bird fossil unicorn fossil unicorn's horn 
unicorn fish unicorn whale unicorn moth coelodasys unicornis unicorn prominent 
unicorn root aletris farinosa chamaelirium luteum unicorn shell monoceros 
leucozonia 

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