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rhinaster

rhinaster noun: the black rhinoceros.

Noun

rhinaster (plural rhinasters)

  1. (obsolete) the black rhinoceros

Forms of rhinaster

pluralrhinasters

Origin of rhinaster

From Ancient Greek ῥινός (rhinós) (genitive of ῥίς (rhís, “nose”)) + ἀστήρ (astḗr, “star”).

Questions about rhinaster

What does rhinaster mean?
Rhinaster means the black rhinoceros.
What part of speech is rhinaster?
Rhinaster is a noun.
What is the plural of rhinaster?
The plural of rhinaster is rhinasters.

Words near rhinaster in the dictionary

  1. rhinanthoid
  2. Rhinard
  3. Rhinards
  4. rhinaria
  5. rhinarium
  6. rhinaster
  7. rhinasters
  8. rhinatrematid
  9. rhinatrematids
  10. rhincodontid
  11. rhincodontids

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