unicorn-fishn.
/ˈjuːnᵻkɔːnˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌkɔrnˌfɪʃ/ a. The narwhal or sea-unicorn, Monodon monoceros.
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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iv. vii. 324/1 For his Supporters he beareth a vnicorne fish, Argent, the fish or taile part, Azure: Horne, Hoofes, and finns, Or.
1752 J. Hill Gen. Nat. Hist. III. 314 Monodon. The Unicorn-fish, or Narwal.
1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 220 The Jackulator Fish, the Unicorn Fish, the Trumpet Fish.
a1803 J. Walker Ess. Nat. Hist. & Rural Econ. (1812) 527 Monodon Monoceros. Linn... Scot. Unicorn Fish.
1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Life in Sea i. 12 The Narwhal, or Unicorn-fish, attains a length of twenty or twenty-five feet.
b. (See quots.)
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1876 G. B. Goode Catal. Fishes Bermudas 17 The Bahama Unicorn-Fish is Alutera scripta.
1900 Nature 21 June 182/2 An example of the rare unicorn-fish (Lophotes cepedianus) from the Cape of Good Hope.
c. One or other of various fishes belonging to the genus Acanthurus. (Webster, 1911.)
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