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rhino-

/ˌɹaɪnoʊ-/

rhino- prefix: of the nose.

Prefix

rhino-

  1. Of the nose.
    Synonyms:
    naso-

Synonyms of rhino-

Forms of rhino-

alternative before-vowelrhin-

Origin of rhino-

From Ancient Greek ῥῑνο- (rhīno-), combining form of ῥῑ́ς (rhī́s, “nose”)

Words formed from rhino-

  • rhinocheiloplasty
  • rhinoentomophthoromycosis
  • rhinograph
  • rhinokyphosis

Questions about rhino-

What does rhino- mean?
Rhino- means of the nose.
What part of speech is rhino-?
Rhino- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce rhino-?
Rhino- is pronounced /ˌɹaɪnoʊ-/.

Words near rhino- in the dictionary

  1. rhino
  2. rhino beetle
  3. rhino beetles
  4. rhino ferries
  5. rhino ferry
  6. rhino-
  7. rhino-like
  8. rhinobatid
  9. rhinobatids
  10. rhinocapsular
  11. rhinocephaly

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rhino- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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