Horse vs. Unicorn — What's the Difference?

An essential part of human history, used in warfare, agriculture, and as a mode of transport.

Often depicted in art and literature, embodying magical qualities.

A symbol of freedom and power in many cultures.

A symbol of innocence, beauty, and rarity in various cultures.

Equus ferus caballus, coming in various breeds with different abilities.

Represents the unattainable or the perfection in popular culture and symbolism.

Used in sports and competitions, like horse racing and show jumping.

A mythical creature resembling a horse with a single horn on its forehead, symbolizing purity and grace.

A large domesticated mammal known for its speed and strength, used for riding, racing, and work.

Associated with magical powers and healing abilities in folklore.

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated one-toed hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus.

The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. The unicorn was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers, including Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger, Aelian and Cosmas Indicopleustes.

A large plant-eating domesticated mammal with solid hoofs and a flowing mane and tail, used for riding, racing, and to carry and pull loads.

A fabled creature symbolic of virginity and usually represented as a horse with a single straight spiral horn projecting from its forehead.

A frame or structure on which something is mounted or supported, especially a sawhorse.

(Heraldry) A representation of this beast, having a horse's body, a stag's legs, a lion's tail, and a straight spiral horn growing from its forehead, especially employed as a supporter for the Royal Arms of Great Britain or of Scotland.

A unit of horsepower

Unicorn The constellation Monoceros.

Heroin.

Something that is greatly desired but difficult or impossible to find

An obstruction in a vein.

(Business) A startup company valued at one billion dollars or more.

Provide (a person or vehicle) with a horse or horses

A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

A large hoofed mammal (Equus caballus) having a short coat, a long mane, and a long tail, domesticated since ancient times and used for riding and for drawing or carrying loads.

(historical) In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin rhinoceros (representing Hebrew ):}} a reem or wild ox.

Any of various equine mammals, such as the wild Asian species Przewalski's horse or certain extinct forms related ancestrally to the modern horse.

Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus.

A frame or device, usually with four legs, used for supporting or holding.

A caterpillar, Schizura unicornis, with a large thorn-like spine on the back near its head.

(Sports) A vaulting horse.

The kamichi, or unicorn bird.

(Slang) Heroin.

(military) A howitzer.

Often horses Horsepower

(business) A person with multidisciplinary expertise, especially three or more skills in a young field such as UX design or data science (e.g., domain knowledge, statistics, and software engineering).

Mounted soldiers; cavalry

(finance) A startup company whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars, which is solely backed by venture capitalists, and which has yet to have an IPO.

A block of rock interrupting a vein and containing no minerals.

(attributive) Being many (especially pastel) colours; multicoloured.

A large block of displaced rock that is caught along a fault.

(historical) A 15th-century Scottish gold coin worth 18 shillings, bearing the image of a unicorn.

To provide with a horse.

(finance) To exceed a valuation of one billion U.S. dollars, while solely backed by venture capitalists.

To haul or hoist energetically

Having one horn.

To be in heat. Used of a mare.

A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; - often represented in heraldry as a supporter.

Of or relating to a horse

A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the Authorized Version of the Scriptures.

Mounted on horses

Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax.

Drawn or operated by a horse.

The kamichi; - called also unicorn bird.

Larger or cruder than others in the same category

A howitzer.

A hoofed mammal, Equus ferus caballus, often used throughout history for riding and draft work.

An imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead

Any member of the species Equus ferus, including the Przewalski's horse and the extinct Equus ferus ferus.

(zoology) Any current or extinct animal of the family Equidae, including zebras and asses.

Cavalry soldiers (sometimes capitalized when referring to an official category).

A component of certain games.

(slang) A large and sturdy person.

(historical) A timber frame shaped like a horse, which soldiers were made to ride for punishment.

Equipment with legs.

In gymnastics, a piece of equipment with a body on two or four legs, approximately four feet high, sometimes (pommel horse) with two handles on top.

A frame with legs, used to support something.

(nautical) Type of equipment.

A rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails; footrope.

An iron bar for a sheet traveller to slide upon.

A jackstay.

(mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse (said of a vein) is to divide into branches for a distance.

(US) An informal variant of basketball in which players match shots made by their opponent(s), each miss adding a letter to the word "horse", with 5 misses spelling the whole word and eliminating a player, until only the winner is left. Also HORSE, H-O-R-S-E or H.O.R.S.E. (see H-O-R-S-E).

(uncountable) The flesh of a horse as an item of cuisine.

(prison slang) A prison guard who smuggles contraband in or out for prisoners.

A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination.

Horseplay; tomfoolery.

(slang) Heroin drug.

(intransitive) To frolic, to act mischievously. (Usually followed by "around".)

(transitive) To play mischievous pranks on.

(transitive) To provide with a horse; supply horses for.

(obsolete) To get on horseback.

To sit astride of; to bestride.

(of a male horse) To copulate with (a mare).

To take or carry on the back.

To place (someone) on the back of another person, or on a wooden horse, chair, etc., to be flogged or punished.

(by extension) To flog.

(transitive) To pull, haul, or move (something) with great effort, like a horse would.

(informal) To cram (food) quickly, indiscriminately or in great volume.

To urge at work tyrannically.

To charge for work before it is finished.

A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the domestic horse (Equus caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.

The male of the genus Equus, in distinction from the female or male; usually, a castrated male.

Mounted soldiery; cavalry; - used without the plural termination; as, a regiment of horse; - distinguished from foot.

A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.

A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers were made to ride for punishment.

Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a horse; a hobby.

A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse - said of a vein - is to divide into branches for a distance.

A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or examination; - called also trot, pony, Dobbin.

Heroin.

Horsepower.

To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or as on, a horse.

To sit astride of; to bestride.

To mate with (a mare); - said of the male.

To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a deer.

To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse, etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.

To get on horseback.

Solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

A padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

Troops trained to fight on horseback;

A framework for holding wood that is being sawed

A chessman in the shape of a horse's head; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

Provide with a horse or horses

Unicorns symbolize purity, grace, magic, and are often seen as symbols of innocence and the unattainable.

A horse is a large, domesticated mammal known for its speed and strength, used for riding, racing, and work.

No, unicorns are mythical creatures and do not exist in reality, unlike horses which are real animals.

Horses are real, tangible animals with practical uses in society, whereas unicorns are mythical creatures with symbolic meanings.

In mythology and popular culture, unicorns can be depicted in various colors, though they are often portrayed as white, symbolizing purity.

No, horses do not possess magical powers; they are valued for their physical abilities and roles in human society.

The unicorn's horn is often said to have magical properties, such as the ability to purify water and heal sicknesses.

Horses symbolize power, freedom, nobility, and are often associated with significant cultural and historical roles.

A unicorn is a mythical creature resembling a horse but distinguished by a single, spiraling horn on its forehead, often associated with purity and magical powers.

While not all cultures have myths involving unicorns, many do feature similar mythical creatures that embody purity and magic.

People may believe in unicorns or enjoy their stories due to their symbolic meanings, representing purity, magic, and the wonder of the imagination.

While no real horses have a single horn, some representations, art, or costumes might depict a horse as a unicorn for symbolic or decorative purposes.

Horses are used for a variety of purposes, including transportation, work, sports, and as companions.

In some cultures, the unicorn can be a symbolic or national emblem, representing ideals of purity and strength.

There are over 300 breeds of horses, each adapted for various uses, including work, sport, and companionship.