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Rhinoceros Common

Rhinoceros has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout

2

Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
odd-toed ungulate
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Indian rhinoceros woolly rhinoceros white rhinoceros black rhinoceros

Origin

The word rhinoceros comes from the Latin rhīnocerōs, which was borrowed from Ancient Greek. It originally meant "nose-horned," combining words for "nose" and "horn."

Rhyming Words
ros gros pros bros cros eros boros miros giros moros afros zeros soros toros voros meros keros heros deros buros
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