Difference between Horse and Unicorn

What is the difference between Horse and Unicorn?

Horse as a noun is a hoofed mammal (scientific name equus caballus). while Unicorn as a noun is a mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.

Horse

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To provide with a horse. To frolic, to act mischieviously. Usually followed by "around".

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hoofed mammal (scientific name Equus caballus). Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including the zebra or the ass. Cavalry soldiers (often capitalized). In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high with two handles on top. The chess piece representing a knight, depicted as a man in a suit of armor and often one a horse, hence the nickname. A large person. A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; foot ropes. Heroin.

Unicorn

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.The word used in the King James Bible to translate the Hebrew re'em. Modern English translations such as the RSV prefer wild ox; a minority believe the unicorn to be an extinct horned animal, possibly a dinosaur.

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