Siberian unicorn

English

Restoration with a short horn
Restoration with a long horn

Etymology

From Siberian +‎ unicorn, named after this animal's theorized single horn on its head.

Noun

Siberian unicorn (plural Siberian unicorns)

  1. An extinct species of rhinoceros, †Elasmotherium sibiricum; it lived in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia during Late Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene.

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