rhinoceros

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
A member of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including hornless members of the extinct genus Paraceratherium.

Pronunciation

rī-nŏsʹə-rəs /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/ rī-nŏʹsə-rəs /ɹaɪˈnɑ.sə.ɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-rhinoceros.wav en-us-rhinoceros.ogg /ɹɑɪˈnɔs.ə.ɹəs/

Word forms

rhinoceros rhinoceroses rhinocerosses rhinoceri rhinoceroi rhinocerotes

Etymology

From Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

Synonyms

rhino rhinocerotid

Related words

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Derived words

First Rhinoceros Party rhino- rhinocerical rhinocerine rhinoceros auklet rhinoceros beetle rhinoceros bird rhinoceroslike Rhinoceros Party English Wikipedia has an article on:rhinoceros Party Rhinoceros Party of Canada (1963–1993) rhinocerotic Rhino Party Rhino Rhinos Second Rhinoceros Party

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