单词 | rhinocerot |
释义 | rhinocerotn. 1. = rhinoceros n. 1a. Now rare.In quot. a1398 regarded as a kind of unicorn (cf. the Latin name of the Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis). †rhinocerot's nose = rhinoceros nose n. at rhinoceros n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > order Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates) > [noun] > with hoof in more than two parts > family Rhinocerotidae > rhinoceros unicorna1300 rhinocerosa1398 rhinocerota1398 rhinocerite1553 abada1588 horn-nose1598 snout-horn1625 horned-snout1661 rhino1870 rhinocerotine1910 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > by facial expression > instance of rhinoceros nose1555 frump1590 fleera1616 rhinocerot's nose1616 sneer1706 curl of the lip1814 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xiv. ix. 700 Þat londe was fulle of wylde bestes and cruel... Þer [MS þat] is þe rynocerota [L. rinocerota], þat is þe vnicorne, a beste wiþ oone horne. c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iv. 257 A beste which they call rinorrotes..passyng harde skynned, fuskish of coloure. 1582 G. Whetstone Heptameron Ciuill Disc. vi. sig. Eiv She turned him into a Rhinocerot, a Beast of vnconquerable force. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. vi. 193 The sly Rhinocerot: Who..doth venter Vpon his Foe. 1616 B. Jonson Epigrammes xxviii, in Wks. I. 776 Don Surly..speakes to men with a Rhinocerotes nose. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures lv. 216 Some applied themselves..to the pursuing of Tygers, Rhinocerots, Ounces, Zevres. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 28 We saw the whole Skin of a young Rhinocerot stuft. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 250 By I know not what mistake, he makes the Rhinocerote a two horned Animal. 1693 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 17 856 Having the Hoof divided into..Four parts, which we call Quadrisulca; as the Rhinocerot and Hippopotamus. 1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. Introd. p. xiv Towards the Gulf of Bengal, Elephants, Rhinocerots, Lions. 1707 Philos. Trans. 1706–7 (Royal Soc.) 25 2428 This Country produces Lyons, Tygers, Elephants, Rhinocerots, Elks. 1905 Athenæum 22 Apr. 489/1 Suicidally-minded rhinocerots. 2. In form rhinocerotes. a. As plural. Now rare. ΚΠ 1573 T. Bedingfield tr. G. Cardano Comforte sig. Biiii Those beastes called Rinocerotes, of whyche kynde Plynius confessed hee coulde neuer fynde any. 1599 in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. ii. 20 The beastes called Rhinocerotes. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 548 The Rhinocerotes whet their horns against the rockes. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage v. v. 400 In Bengala are found great numbers of Abadas or Rhinocerotes. 1687 Philos. Trans. 1686–7 (Royal Soc.) 16 250 There are Rhinocerotes there as bigg as ordinary Elephants. 1845 J. Kitto Cycl. Biblical Lit. II. 607/1 In general structure so much lighter than other rhinocerotes. 1869 Catal. Carniv. Mammalia Brit. Mus. 301 Camper..pointed out that there were two Asiatic one-horned Rhinocerotes with upper incisors. 1967 Coleopterists' Bull. 21 27 Often mentioned is the relationship between African tick birds..and numerous ungulates, notably the African buffaloes..and certain rhinocerotes. b. As singular. rare. ΚΠ 1592 T. Lodge Euphues Shadow sig. E4 He saw an angrie Rinocerotes pursuing a tender and yoong infant. 1993 Social Scientist 21 35 Another seal gives his representations as surrounded by beasts, the elephant, the tiger, the rhinocerotes and the buffalo. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [noun] > miscellaneous types of calesc1300 yalec1425 tiger1481 su1568 succarath1594 rhinocerot1613 bunyip1848 bandersnatch1871 Omophore1871 taotie1915 pushmi-pullyu1922 shmoo1948 kaiju1972 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Bucerotidae (hornbill) > buceros rhinoceros rhinocerot1613 rhinoceros1614 rhinocerot bird1678 rhinoceros birda1684 rhinoceros hornbill1781 unicorn hornbill1811 rhino bird1905 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. iv. 565 Andrea Corsali..mentioneth also a bird, called the Rhinocerot [1614 Rhinoceros] of the aire.., hauing..a horne betweene the eies. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. iii. sig. K3v Renocerote, a small Serpent which windes himselfe about the leg of an Elephant..creepes into the truncke, and so kills the Elephant. CompoundsΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Coraciiformes (kingfisher, etc.) > [noun] > family Bucerotidae (hornbill) > buceros rhinoceros rhinocerot1613 rhinoceros1614 rhinocerot bird1678 rhinoceros birda1684 rhinoceros hornbill1781 unicorn hornbill1811 rhino bird1905 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. viii. 127 The horned Indian Raven or Tapau, called the Rhinocerot Bird. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398 |
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