rhinoceros
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- noun
- /raɪˈnɑsərəs/
- At the zoo, the children were excited to see a rhinoceros up close during their field trip.
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Examples
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I produced a huge veterinary hypodermic syringe fit to sedate a rhinoceros and asked who would like to take part in the experiment.
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No, it's the group name for thick skinned animals like a rhinoceros, an elephant, a hippo and a Stephen French.
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Maybe a rhinoceros can fit into that X.
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The wildlife reserve is home to a variety of animals, including a majestic rhinoceros that roams freely among the trees.
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Conservationists are working hard to protect the endangered rhinoceros from poachers and habitat loss.
Synonyms
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A large heavy animal that eats plants and has very thick skin and one or two horns on its nose
Compounds
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A large rhinoceros with thick hair that lived in cold places during the Ice Age
- South African
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A large African rhinoceros that has two horns and a pointed upper lip and is now very rare
- South African
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A very large light grey African animal with two horns that eats grass
- Indian
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A large wild animal with one horn and thick folded skin that lives in India and Nepal
- Specialized
A large heavy animal with one horn that lives in India and Nepal
- Specialized
A large extinct rhinoceros with thick fur that lived in Arctic regions during the Ice Age
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rhinoceros comes from Greek parts rhino- ('nose') and -ceros ('horn'), so it literally means 'nose-horn' and that image explains the animal with a big horn on its nose.