the lion and the unicorn
the lion and the unicorn [the lion and the unicorn] BrE NAmE
two animals that appear on the British ↑royal arms (= a special royal symbol). The lion represents England, and the unicorn, an imaginary animal like a horse with a long horn on its forehead, represents Scotland. There is a traditional children’s ↑nursery rhyme about the lion and the unicorn, which may have its origin in old conflicts between the two countries: The lion and the unicorn Were fighting for the crown; The lion beat the unicorn All round about the town.
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