Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha - Vol. 13 Ch. 63 - Unicorn

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Unicorns? But they have wings like a Pegasus? Right, there was a word for that, Alicorn.
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ACKTUALLY, that's an alicorn.
"Alicorn" is the horn of a unicorn. In terms of it referring to a winged unicorn, it did not become widely associated with winged unicorns until 1984 when Piers Anthony popularized it as a portmanteau of the Latin word "ala" (meaning "wing") and obviously "unicorn." Speaking on the matter, Anthony said, “I saw fantasy statuettes in an ad, and one was of a winged unicorn, titled an alicorn, so I figured that was the name and used it. I have not been able to verify it elsewhere.” In fact, "alicorn" originally referred to a horned horse, and eventually gave way to "unicorn," while alicorn came to refer specifically to the horn.
 
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"Alicorn" is the horn of a unicorn. In terms of it referring to a winged unicorn, it did not become widely associated with winged unicorns until 1984 when Piers Anthony popularized it as a portmanteau of the Latin word "ala" (meaning "wing") and obviously "unicorn." Speaking on the matter, Anthony said, “I saw fantasy statuettes in an ad, and one was of a winged unicorn, titled an alicorn, so I figured that was the name and used it. I have not been able to verify it elsewhere.” In fact, "alicorn" originally referred to a horned horse, and eventually gave way to "unicorn," while alicorn came to refer specifically to the horn.
You um actually'd my um actually. My hat to you.
 
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man I forgot about this series maybe I should check if this continued.
 

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