monocerousadj.

Brit.

/məˈnɒs(ə)rəs/,

/mɒˈnɒs(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/məˈnɑsərəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονόκερως , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek μονόκερως (see monoceros n.) + -ous suffix. Compare French monocère (1840). Compare tetracerous adj. at tetra- comb. form 1, and earlier dicerous adj.

rare.

Having a single horn or hornlike process.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Monocerous, having one horn or horn-like part; unicorn.

1930 New Statesman 336/2 I am not sure that Pliny's wealth of detail did not do something to discredit the poor monocerous ungulate.

1957 J. Broughton Packing up for Paradise (1997) 156 [To a unicorn:] Monocerous mystery, you are no man's gazelle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monocerous
释义	monocerousadj. Brit. /məˈnɒs(ə)rəs/, /mɒˈnɒs(ə)rəs/, U.S. /məˈnɑsərəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονόκερως , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek μονόκερως (see monoceros n.) + -ous suffix. Compare French monocère (1840). Compare tetracerous adj. at tetra- comb. form 1, and earlier dicerous adj. rare. Having a single horn or hornlike process. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Monocerous, having one horn or horn-like part; unicorn. 1930 New Statesman 336/2 I am not sure that Pliny's wealth of detail did not do something to discredit the poor monocerous ungulate. 1957 J. Broughton Packing up for Paradise (1997) 156 [To a unicorn:] Monocerous mystery, you are no man's gazelle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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