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unisus en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of unicorn + Pegasus.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A winged unicorn.
    • Unisi are unicorns with pegasi wings, the result of crossbreeding between the two species. A single such creature is called a unisus. 1993 February, Michael John II Wybo, “Unique Unicorns”, in Dragon Magazine, number 190, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OL, page 92:
    • Heat was a unisus and Mich's best friend. He had once belonged to a huge herd of unisi that lived in the sky, above the clouds. 1998 November 15, Piers Anthony with Julie Brady, Dream a Little Dream: A tale of myth and moonshine, Tor, →ISBN, →OL, page 19:
    • As for her horse, it was Spirit when she was Adora, and Swift Wind the flying unicorn (unisus?) when she was She-Ra. 1995 July 30, pteryx, “He-man. she-ra's horse's”, in rec.arts.animation (Usenet), message-ID <9507301040.0EZSC00@acornbbs.com>:
    • The beauty of the Unisus was simply extraordinary. Its silver-feathered wings stretched across the room, fifteen feet in length. Its glorious, glowing white fur was so pure that it would be invisible in the snow. 2006 September 8, Jacob Cortez, The Legend of the Teenage Sages, Central Milton Keynes: AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →OL, page 267:

Forms

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Relateds

alicorn

Synonyms

pegacorn (winged unicorn) · alicorn (winged unicorn) · pegasus (winged unicorn) · unipeg (winged unicorn)