unicorn
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Summary
unicorn is a class of mythical entities[1]. unicorn ranks in the top 9% of class of mythical entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,591 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: fictional taxon[3]
- Subclass of: mythical creature[4], imaginary horse[5]
- Commons category: Unicorns[6]
- Said to be the same as: qilin[7]
- Unicode character: 🦄[8]
- Has part(s): unicorn horn[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Unicorns[10]
- Commons gallery: Unicorn[11]
- Described at URL: https://www.rdklabor.de/wiki/RDK_Labor:Quellen_und_Materialien[12]
- Depicted by: Search for the Unicorn: An Exhibition in Honor of The Cloisters' 75th Anniversary[13], Unicorn: The Mythical Beast in Art[14], Unicorn. The Debut Exhibition[15]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Pauly–Wissowa[19], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23]
- Different from: unicorn in a work of fiction[24], Unicron[25]
- Hashtag: unicorn[26]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[27]
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Influence
Things named for unicorn include unicorn[28], written by Aileen Lee[29]; Monoceros[30], a constellation[31]; and Unicorn Riot[32], a news agency[33], in United States[34], founded in 2015[35], headquartered in Minneapolis[36].
Why It Matters
unicorn has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] unicorn is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for unicorn include unicorn[28], written by Aileen Lee[29]; Monoceros[30], a constellation[31]; and Unicorn Riot[32], a news agency[33], in United States[34], founded in 2015[35], headquartered in Minneapolis[36].