единорог

Etymology
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The artillery sense stems from the unicorn on the coat of arms of count P. I. Shuvalov, who introduced this type of artillery piece in the Russian army.

Noun

 * 1)  unicorn
 * 2)   sea unicorn, narwhal
 * 3)   licorne a type of 18th and 19th century muzzle-loading gun-howitzer
 * 1)   licorne a type of 18th and 19th century muzzle-loading gun-howitzer