monoceros Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mo*noc"e*ros noun

Etymology

L., fr. Gr. alone, single + horn.

Definitions

1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn.

   Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.

2. (Astron.) The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.