[ rʌɪ'nɒs(ə)rəs ]
■ noun ( plural same or ~es ) a large, heavily built plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on the nose and thick folded skin, native to Africa and South Asia. [Family Rhinocerotidae: five species.]
Derivatives
rhinocerotic rʌɪˌnɒsə'rɒtɪk adjective
Origin
ME: via L. from Gk rhinokerōs , from rhis , rhin- 'nose' + keras 'horn'.