RHINOCEROS


Meaning of RHINOCEROS in English

[ 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'.

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