Monoceros

Monoceros

See also: monoceros

English

Etymology

First recorded by the astronomer Jakob Bartsch in 1624, but possibly created earlier by Petrus Plancius. From Latin monocerōs (“unicorn”).

Proper noun

Monoceros

1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a unicorn. It lies amid the Milky Way, just east of the constellation Orion.

Derived terms

• Monocerotis
• Monocerotids

Translations

winter constellation of the northern sky

Finnish: Yksisarvinen French: Licorne (fr) f German: Einhorn (de) n Greek: Μονόκερως (el) m (Monókeros) Irish: an tAonbheannach m Malay: Kuda Sumbu Polish: Jednorożec (pl) m Russian: Единорог (Jedinorog) Spanish: Monoceros