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Monoceros

Syllabification: (Mo·noc·er·os)
Pronunciation: /məˈnäsərəs/

Astronomy
Definition of Monoceros
  • an inconspicuous constellation (the Unicorn), lying on the celestial equator in the Milky Way between Canis Major and Canis Minor.
  • (as genitive Monocerotis /məˌnäsəˈrōtis, ˌmänəsə-/) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation:the star Alpha Monocerotis

Origin:

via Latin from Greek

Monoceros in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Monoceros in the British & World English dictionary