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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rhi•noc•er•os /raɪˈnɑsərəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -os•es, (esp. when thought of as a group) -os. - Mammalsa large, thick-skinned, plant-eating mammal of Africa and Asia, with one or two upright horns on the snout.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rhi•noc•er•os (rī nos′ər əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -os•es, (esp. collectively) -os. - Mammalsany of several large, thick-skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all rhinoceroses are endangered.
- Bible[Douay Bible.]unicorn (def. 4).
- Greek rhīnókerōs, equivalent. to rhīno- rhino- + -kerōs -horned, adjective, adjectival derivative of kéras horn (of an animal)
- Late Latin rhīnoceros
- Middle English rinoceros 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rhinoceros /raɪˈnɒsərəs -ˈnɒsrəs/ n ( pl -oses, -os)- any of several perissodactyl mammals constituting the family Rhinocerotidae of SE Asia and Africa and having either one horn on the nose, like the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), or two horns, like the African white rhinoceros (Diceros simus) They have a very thick skin, massive body, and three digits on each foot
Etymology: 13th Century: via Latin from Greek rhinokerōs, from rhis nose + keras hornrhinocerotic /ˌraɪnəʊsɪˈrɒtɪk/ adj |