a combining form meaning “nose,” used in the formation of compound words
rhinology
Also (esp before a vowel): rhin-
Word origin
[‹ Gk rhīno-, comb. form of rhi᷇s (s. rhīn-)]
Examples of 'rhino' in a sentence
rhino
We went out with a team looking for white rhinos, which are also critically endangered.
The Sun (2016)
This is the moment when a white rhino weighing four tonnes was airlifted to a new home.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The safari thrill of seeing an elephant or rhino unexpectedly lumber into view is also missing.
The Sun (2016)
Thankfully, no lions or rhinos came quite that close.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The very last northern white rhinos on the planet: all three of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By some measures, the northern white rhinos are already extinct.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Then two white rhino emerged and settled down 50 yards away.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The southern white rhino was thought to be extinct at the end of the 19th century.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Surely the same can be said for elephants and rhinos in Africa.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Stopping these poachers isn't just about saving elephants and rhinos.
The Sun (2014)
He is scathing about the charities and initiatives set up to save rhinos, elephants and pretty animals.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
ONE of only four northern white rhinos left in the world has died.
The Sun (2015)
We saw all the big mammals - cheetahs, lions and rhinos.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Elephants, rhinos and many other animals that are persecuted don't have a voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You'll sleep in luxury tented camps and share the desert environment with elephants, rhinos and giraffes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A crowdfunding initiative has been launched to back the 500,000 project to breed northern white rhino before the four remaining beasts die off.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
One of the world's most renowned conservationists has accused the Kenyan government of protecting the poaching networks driving elephants and rhinos towards imminent extinction.