单词 | rhinoceros |
释义 | rhinoceros n. (pl. same or rhinoceroses) any of various large thick-skinned plant-eating ungulates of the family Rhinocerotidae of Africa and S. Asia, with one horn or in some cases two horns on the nose and plated or folded skin. Phrases and idioms rhinoceros bird = ox-pecker. rhinoceros horn a mass of keratinized fibres, reputed to have medicinal or aphrodisiac powers. Derivatives rhinocerotic adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk rhinokeros (as RHINO-, keras horn) |
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