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A '''[[unicorn]]''' is a legendary horse-like beast with a horn on its forehead. |
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'''Unicorn''' may also refer to: |
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A '''[[unicorn]]''' is a mythical and heraldic beast. Unicorns are like horses with a horn in between their ears, and a little lower. Unicorns are usually white. |
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==Fictional entities== |
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'''Unicorn''' may refer to: |
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* [[Unicorn (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics supervillain |
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* [[Unicorn (Dungeons & Dragons)|Unicorn (''Dungeons & Dragons'')]], a fantasy role-playing game creature |
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* [[Unicorn (Tintin)|''Unicorn'' (Tintin)]], a fictional sailing ship, the vessel in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' comics |
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* Unicorn, a character in the Canadian animated series ''[[Animal Mechanicals]]'' |
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==Film and television== |
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* [[The Unicorn (1955 film)|''The Unicorn'' (1955 film)]], a Swedish drama film |
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* [[The Unicorn (1978 film)|''The Unicorn'' (1978 film)]], a German film based on the novel by Martin Walser |
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* [[The Unicorn (2018 film)|''The Unicorn'' (2018 film)]], an American comedy film |
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*''[[Sweet_Valley#The_Unicorn_Club|The Unicorn Club]]'', a book series for young adults in the Sweet Valley franchise |
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* [[The Unicorn (TV series)|''The Unicorn'' (TV series)]], a 2019 American sitcom on CBS |
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* [[Unicorns (2023 British film)|''Unicorns'' (2023 British film)]], a British drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd |
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*''[[The Unicorn Chronicles]]'', a best-selling fantasy series by Bruce Coville |
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* [[Unicorns (2023 Spanish film)|''Unicorns'' (2023 Spanish film)]], a Spanish drama film directed by Àlex Lora |
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Unicorn Academy (2023) A Netflix Series |
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*''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]], a series of light novels set in the Gundam universe |
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* Unicorns are creatures with magical properties in ''[[Harry Potter]]'', a series by J.K. Rowling |
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==Literature== |
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* [[The Unicorn (novel)|''The Unicorn'' (novel)]], 1963, by Iris Murdoch |
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*[[Unicorn (comics)]], a Marvel Comics supervillain and enemy of Iron Man |
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* ''The Unicorn'' or ''Das Einhorn'', a 1966 novel by [[Martin Walser]] |
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*[[Unicorn (ship)|''Unicorn'' (ship)]], the vessel in the ''The Adventures of Tintin'' comics |
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*''[[The Secret of the Unicorn]]'', one of the comics in the ''The Adventures of Tintin'' series |
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Unicorns are mystical createurs who made the world for little girls and boys a lot better. |
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==In music== |
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*[[Unicorn (Chew Lips album)|''Unicorn'' (Chew Lips album)]] an electronica album by Chew Lips |
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*[[Unicorn (album)|''Unicorn'' (album)]], a rock album by band T.Rex |
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*[[Unicorn (Japanese band)|''Unicorn'' (Japanese band)]], a Japanese rock band that includes singer and songwriter Tamio Okuda |
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*Unicorn, an English 1970s band, produced by [[David Gilmour]], signed to [[Harvest Records|Harvest]], [[Transatlantic Records|Transatlantic]], [[Charisma Records|Charisma]] |
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*[[Unicorn (Ugress album)|''Unicorn'' (Ugress album)]], an electronica album by Ugress |
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*[[Unicorns (album)|''Unicorns'' (album)]], a folk album by Bill Caddick |
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*[[Unicorn-Kanchana]], a record label |
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*''[[The Unicorn]]'', a folk album by The Irish Rovers |
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*[[The Unicorns]], a band from Montreal, Canada |
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*"Unicorn", a song by Norwegian electronic rock band Apoptygma Berzerk from [[Harmonizer_(album)|Harmonizer]] |
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==Military{{anchor|Military}}== |
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==In military== |
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* [[Opération Licorne]] ({{langx|en|link=no|Operation Unicorn}}), a French peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire |
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*[[Unicorn class]], land mine-protected wheeled armoured personnel carriers used by the Sri Lankan military |
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* Opération Licorne ({{langx|en|link=no|Operation Unicorn}}), a French nuclear test in French Polynesia; see [[Fangataufa#History]] |
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*[[HMS Unicorn|HMS ''Unicorn'']], one of several British naval vessels |
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* [[Operation Unicorn (Scotland)]], a supporting plan for Operation London Bridge to be enacted in the event of a monarch dying in Scotland |
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*[[USS Unicorn|USS ''Unicorn'']], one of two United States submarines |
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* [[Unicorn APC]], a land mine-protected wheeled armoured personnel carrier used by the Sri Lankan military |
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*[[Operation Unicorn]], French peacekeeping operation in support of the United Nations in [[Côte d'Ivoire]]. |
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* [[HMS Unicorn|HMS ''Unicorn'']], any of several British naval vessels |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (1634)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (1634)]], a 56-gun ship |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (1748)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (1748)]], a 28-gun sixth rate |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (1776)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (1776)]], a French frigate captured by [[HMS Resource (1778)|HMS ''Resource'']] in 1781 |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (1794)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (1794)]], a 32-gun fifth rate |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (1824)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (1824)]], a Leda-class frigate |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (I72)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (I72)]], an aircraft maintenance carrier launched in 1941 |
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* [[HMS Unicorn (S43)|HMS ''Unicorn'' (S43)]], an Upholder-class submarine launched in 1992 |
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* [[USS Unicorn|USS ''Unicorn'']], any of several United States submarines |
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* [[USS Unicorn (SS-429)|USS ''Unicorn'' (SS-429)]], a submarine cancelled in 1944, before construction began |
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* [[USS Unicorn (SS-436)|USS ''Unicorn'' (SS-436)]], a submarine laid down in 1945 and launched but never commissioned |
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==Music== |
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===Groups === |
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*[[Hyundai Unicorns]], a defunct South Korean baseball franchise owned by Hyundai Corp. |
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* [[Unicorn (Japanese band)]], a rock band |
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*[[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics#Athletics|NCSSM Unicorns]], athletic teams from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics |
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* [[Unicorn (South Korean band)]], a girl group |
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*[[Unicorns cricket team]], a team in the English 40-over competition |
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* [[The Unicorns]], a band from Montreal, Canada |
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* [[Unicorn (English band)]], English country rock band |
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===Albums=== |
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* [[Unicorn (Chew Lips album)|''Unicorn'' (Chew Lips album)]] (2010) |
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*Giant Unicorn, a nickname for [[Elasmotherium]], an extinct European rhino |
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*[[Narwhal]], an Arctic species of Whale which, with a tusk attached to their head |
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*[[Unicorn (spider)|''Unicorn'' (spider)]], a genus of Oonopidae |
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* [[Unicorn (Tyrannosaurus Rex album)|''Unicorn'' (Tyrannosaurus Rex album)]] (1969) |
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==Other== |
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* [[Unicorn (Ugress album)|''Unicorn'' (Ugress album)]] (2008) |
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*[[Unicorn (coin)]] and half-unicorn Scottish gold coins |
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* [[The Unicorn (album)|''The Unicorn'' (album)]], a 1967 folk album by the Irish Rovers |
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*Unicorn, a [[fairy chess piece]] |
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* ''Unicorn'', an album by [[Teruo Nakamura (musician)|Teruo Nakamura]] |
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*[[Invisible Pink Unicorn]], a goddess popularized on a Usenet group about atheism, and intended to satirize theistic beliefs |
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*[[Ira Einhorn]], the Unicorn Killer |
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*[[Monoceros]], the constellation of the Unicorn |
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* [[Unicorn (software)]], an integrated library system from [[Sirsi Corporation#Unicorn|SirsiDynix]] |
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*Unicorn, in [[swinging]], is a single and frequently bisexual female |
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===Songs=== |
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* [[The Unicorn (song)|"The Unicorn" (song)]], by Shel Silverstein, made popular by the Irish Rovers |
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*[[Einhorn]], German for unicorn |
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* [[Unicorn (song)|"Unicorn" (song)]], by Noa Kirel, the Israeli song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 |
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*[[Unicron]], a fictional robot from ''The Transformers'' series |
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* "Unicorn", a song by Apoptygma Berzerk from ''[[Harmonizer (Apoptygma Berzerk album)|Harmonizer]]'' |
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*"Unicorn", a song by Basement Jaxx from [[Junto (album)|''Junto'']] |
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* "Christmas Unicorn", a song by Sufjan Stevens from the 2012 album ''[[Silver & Gold (Sufjan Stevens album)|Silver & Gold]]'' |
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==Sports== |
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* [[Unicorns (cricket team)]], English, active from 2010 to 2018 |
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* [[San Francisco Unicorns]], an American cricket team |
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* [[Hyundai Unicorns]], a defunct South Korean baseball franchise |
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* [[Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns]], a team playing American football in the German Football League |
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* [[Kristaps Porziņģis]] or the Unicorn (born 1995), Latvian basketball player |
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* The Unicorns, the mascot and athletic teams from the [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]] |
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==Other uses== |
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* [[The Unicorn (black hole)]] |
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* [[Unicorn (coin)]] and half-unicorn, Scottish gold coins |
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* [[Unicorn (finance)]], a privately held startup company above a certain valuation |
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* [[Unicorn (spider)|''Unicorn'' (spider)]], a genus of family Oonopidae |
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* [[Unicorn (web server)]] |
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* [[Unicorn fish (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Unicorn Mountain]], in British Columbia |
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* [[Unicorn Peak]], in Washington state |
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* [[Honda Unicorn]], a motorcycle sold in India |
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* Unicorn, a [[Fairy chess piece#U|fairy chess piece]] in Raumschach |
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* [[Giant unicorn]], a common name for ''Elasmotherium'', an extinct European rhinoceros |
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* Unicorn, an old common name for a [[Indian Rhinoceros| rhinoceros]], ''rhinoceros unicornis'' |
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==See also== |
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{{canned search|unicorn}} |
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* The [[Gender Unicorn]], an educational method used to describe the spectrums of gender and sexuality |
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* [[Unicorn hunting]], used to describe the search for a third partner to join a sexual encounter |
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* [[Unicorn Trend]], the modern phenomenon of unicorns used as a pop-culture icon |
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* [[Eenhoorn (disambiguation)]], Dutch for unicorn |
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* [[Einhorn (surname)]], German for unicorn |
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* [[Gunicorn]] or Green Unicorn, a port on the Unicorn web server |
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* [[Invisible Pink Unicorn]], a goddess popularized on a Usenet group about atheism, and intended to satirize theistic belief |
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* [[Licorne (disambiguation)]] ({{langx|fr|link=no| ||unicorn}}) |
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* [[Monoceros (constellation)|Monoceros]], the constellation of the Unicorn |
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* [[Narwhal]] or Unicorn whale, an Arctic species of whale with a tusk on its head |
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* [[Unicorn-Kanchana]], a classical record label |
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* [[Unicron]], a ''Transformers'' character |
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* {{in title|unicorn}} |
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{{Disambiguation|ship}} |
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[[de:Unicorn]] |
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[[fa:تکشاخ (ابهامزدایی)]] |
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[[fr:Unicorn]] |
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[[it:Unicorn]] |
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[[la:Monoceros]] |
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[[lt:Vienaragis (reikšmės)]] |
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[[nl:Eenhoorn]] |
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[[ja:ユニコーン (曖昧さ回避)]] |
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[[pl:Jednorożec (ujednoznacznienie)]] |
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[[ru:Единорог (значения)]] |
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[[uk:Єдиноріг (значення)]] |
Latest revision as of 14:00, 2 December 2024
Look up unicorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A unicorn is a legendary horse-like beast with a horn on its forehead.
Unicorn may also refer to:
Fictional entities
[edit]- Unicorn (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics supervillain
- Unicorn (Dungeons & Dragons), a fantasy role-playing game creature
- Unicorn (Tintin), a fictional sailing ship, the vessel in The Adventures of Tintin comics
- Unicorn, a character in the Canadian animated series Animal Mechanicals
Film and television
[edit]- The Unicorn (1955 film), a Swedish drama film
- The Unicorn (1978 film), a German film based on the novel by Martin Walser
- The Unicorn (2018 film), an American comedy film
- The Unicorn (TV series), a 2019 American sitcom on CBS
- Unicorns (2023 British film), a British drama film directed by Sally El Hosaini and James Krishna Floyd
- Unicorns (2023 Spanish film), a Spanish drama film directed by Àlex Lora
Unicorn Academy (2023) A Netflix Series
Literature
[edit]- The Unicorn (novel), 1963, by Iris Murdoch
- The Unicorn or Das Einhorn, a 1966 novel by Martin Walser
Military
[edit]- Opération Licorne (English: Operation Unicorn), a French peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire
- Opération Licorne (English: Operation Unicorn), a French nuclear test in French Polynesia; see Fangataufa#History
- Operation Unicorn (Scotland), a supporting plan for Operation London Bridge to be enacted in the event of a monarch dying in Scotland
- Unicorn APC, a land mine-protected wheeled armoured personnel carrier used by the Sri Lankan military
- HMS Unicorn, any of several British naval vessels
- HMS Unicorn (1634), a 56-gun ship
- HMS Unicorn (1748), a 28-gun sixth rate
- HMS Unicorn (1776), a French frigate captured by HMS Resource in 1781
- HMS Unicorn (1794), a 32-gun fifth rate
- HMS Unicorn (1824), a Leda-class frigate
- HMS Unicorn (I72), an aircraft maintenance carrier launched in 1941
- HMS Unicorn (S43), an Upholder-class submarine launched in 1992
- USS Unicorn, any of several United States submarines
- USS Unicorn (SS-429), a submarine cancelled in 1944, before construction began
- USS Unicorn (SS-436), a submarine laid down in 1945 and launched but never commissioned
Music
[edit]Groups
[edit]- Unicorn (Japanese band), a rock band
- Unicorn (South Korean band), a girl group
- The Unicorns, a band from Montreal, Canada
- Unicorn (English band), English country rock band
Albums
[edit]- Unicorn (Chew Lips album) (2010)
- Unicorn (Tyrannosaurus Rex album) (1969)
- Unicorn (Ugress album) (2008)
- The Unicorn (album), a 1967 folk album by the Irish Rovers
- Unicorn, an album by Teruo Nakamura
Songs
[edit]- "The Unicorn" (song), by Shel Silverstein, made popular by the Irish Rovers
- "Unicorn" (song), by Noa Kirel, the Israeli song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
- "Unicorn", a song by Apoptygma Berzerk from Harmonizer
- "Unicorn", a song by Basement Jaxx from Junto
- "Christmas Unicorn", a song by Sufjan Stevens from the 2012 album Silver & Gold
Sports
[edit]- Unicorns (cricket team), English, active from 2010 to 2018
- San Francisco Unicorns, an American cricket team
- Hyundai Unicorns, a defunct South Korean baseball franchise
- Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns, a team playing American football in the German Football League
- Kristaps Porziņģis or the Unicorn (born 1995), Latvian basketball player
- The Unicorns, the mascot and athletic teams from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Other uses
[edit]- The Unicorn (black hole)
- Unicorn (coin) and half-unicorn, Scottish gold coins
- Unicorn (finance), a privately held startup company above a certain valuation
- Unicorn (spider), a genus of family Oonopidae
- Unicorn (web server)
- Unicorn fish (disambiguation)
- Unicorn Mountain, in British Columbia
- Unicorn Peak, in Washington state
- Honda Unicorn, a motorcycle sold in India
- Unicorn, a fairy chess piece in Raumschach
- Giant unicorn, a common name for Elasmotherium, an extinct European rhinoceros
- Unicorn, an old common name for a rhinoceros, rhinoceros unicornis
See also
[edit]Search for "unicorn" on Wikipedia.
- The Gender Unicorn, an educational method used to describe the spectrums of gender and sexuality
- Unicorn hunting, used to describe the search for a third partner to join a sexual encounter
- Unicorn Trend, the modern phenomenon of unicorns used as a pop-culture icon
- Eenhoorn (disambiguation), Dutch for unicorn
- Einhorn (surname), German for unicorn
- Gunicorn or Green Unicorn, a port on the Unicorn web server
- Invisible Pink Unicorn, a goddess popularized on a Usenet group about atheism, and intended to satirize theistic belief
- Licorne (disambiguation) (French: , lit. 'unicorn')
- Monoceros, the constellation of the Unicorn
- Narwhal or Unicorn whale, an Arctic species of whale with a tusk on its head
- Unicorn-Kanchana, a classical record label
- Unicron, a Transformers character
- All pages with titles containing unicorn