unicorn-fishn.

Brit.

/ˈjuːnᵻkɔːnˌfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈjunəˌkɔrnˌfɪʃ/

Etymology: Compare unicorn n. 8b.

a. The narwhal or sea-unicorn, Monodon monoceros.

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the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Monodontidae > genus Monodon (narwhal)

monoceros1590

sea-unicorn1646

narwhal1650

unicorn whale1668

seahorse1674

unicorn-fish1688

unicorn1694

monodon1752

unicorn narwhal1813

unie1874

sea-monoceros-

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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the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Monacanthidae > member of

leather-jacket1770

fool-fish1842

scleroderm1842

unicorn-fish1876

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of

unicorn-fish1900

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.)

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unicorn-fish
释义	unicorn-fishn. Brit. /ˈjuːnᵻkɔːnˌfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈjunəˌkɔrnˌfɪʃ/ Etymology: Compare unicorn n. 8b. a. The narwhal or sea-unicorn, Monodon monoceros. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > order Cetacea (whales) > suborder Odontoceti > [noun] > family Monodontidae > genus Monodon (narwhal) monoceros1590 sea-unicorn1646 narwhal1650 unicorn whale1668 seahorse1674 unicorn-fish1688 unicorn1694 monodon1752 unicorn narwhal1813 unie1874 sea-monoceros- 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.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Tetraodontiformes (puffers) > [noun] > family Monacanthidae > member of leather-jacket1770 fool-fish1842 scleroderm1842 unicorn-fish1876 the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > [noun] > order Lampridiformes > member of unicorn-fish1900 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.) This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688
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