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rhinoceros

Pronunciation: /rʌɪˈnɒs(ə)rəs/

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Definition of rhinoceros

noun (plural same or rhinoceroses)

  • a large, heavily built plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on the nose and thick folded skin, native to Africa and southern Asia. All kinds have become endangered through hunting.
    • Family Rhinocerotidae: four genera and five species

Derivatives

rhinocerotic

Pronunciation: /rʌɪˌnɒsəˈrɒtɪk/

adjective

Origin:

Middle English: via Latin from Greek rhinokerōs, from rhis, rhin- 'nose' + keras 'horn'

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Spell rhinoceros with rh- at the beginning; the ending is -ceros. The plural is rhinoceros or rhinoceroses.

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