Monoceros

[ muh-nos-er-uh s ]

/ məˈnɒs ər əs /

noun, genitive Mo·noc·er·o·tis [muh-nos-uh-roh-tis] /məˌnɒs əˈroʊ tɪs/. Astronomy.

the Unicorn, a constellation south of Gemini and east of Orion.

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The remaining stars of Monoceros will be found on map No. 3.
Pleasures of the telescope|Garrett Serviss
In its present form it was not known to the ancients, not even to Pliny, whose idea of the Monoceros or Unicorn is peculiar.
Curious Creatures in Zoology|John Ashton
The stars forming the western end of Monoceros are depicted on map No. 1.
Pleasures of the telescope|Garrett Serviss
The species described by Leuckart, from Monodon monoceros, is only half an inch long.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold

Turning now to the constellation Monoceros, we shall find a few objects worthy of attention.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass|Garrett Putman Serviss

British Dictionary definitions for monoceros

Monoceros

/ (məˈnɒsərəs) /

noun Latin genitive Monocerotis (məˌnɒsəˈrəʊtɪs)

a faint constellation on the celestial equator crossed by the Milky Way and lying close to Orion and Canis Major

Word Origin for Monoceros

C14: via Old French from Latin: unicorn, from Greek monokeros with a single horn, from mono- + keras horn

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Monoceros

noun, genitive Mo·noc·er·o·tis [muh-nos-uh-roh-tis] /məˌnɒs əˈroʊ tɪs/. Astronomy.

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noun Latin genitive Monocerotis (məˌnɒsəˈrəʊtɪs)

Word Origin for Monoceros