rhinoceros
UK/ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs//ɹaɪˈnɑ.sə.ɹəs/
rhinoceros noun: any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
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Noun
rhinoceros (plural rhinoceros or rhinoceroses or (uncommon) rhinocerosses or (nonstandard) rhinoceri or (nonstandard) rhinoceroi or (now rare) rhinocerotes)
- Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
- Herein therefore to draw up our determinations beside the several pieces of Scripture mentioning this Animal (which some may well contend to be only meant of the Rhinoceros) we are so far from denying there is any Unicorn at all, that we affirme there are many kinds thereof. In the number of...1658, Thomas Brown, “Of Unicorns Horn”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Or Enquiries Into Very many Received Tenents And commonly Presumed Truths. The Fourth Edition, page 203
- Synonyms:
- rhino, rhinocerotid
- An ungulate mammal of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including the hornless Paraceratherium.
rhinoceros meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rhinoceros in Hindi
- herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
- गैंडा gaiṇḍā, भारतीय गैंडा bhārtīya gaiṇḍā, खड्ग khaḍg, खड्गधेनु khaḍgadhenu
rhinoceros in Tamil
- herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
- காண்டாமிருகம் kāṇṭāmirukam, மூக்குக்கொம்பன் mūkkukkompaṉ, ஒற்றைக்கொம்பன் oṟṟaikkompaṉ
rhinoceros in Marathi
- herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
- गेंडा geṇḍā
rhinoceros in Urdu
- herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
- گینڈا gainḍā
More languagesFewer languages
- rhinoceros in Bengali
- গন্ডার gonḍar, গণ্ডার gonḍar
- rhinoceros in Telugu
- ఖడ్గమృగం khaḍgamr̥gaṁ
- rhinoceros in Malayalam
- കാണ്ടാമൃഗം kāṇṭāmr̥gaṁ, ഗാണ്ഡി gāṇḍi
- rhinoceros in Kannada
- ಖಡ್ಗಮೃಗ khaḍgamṛga
- rhinoceros in Punjabi
- ਗੈਂਡਾ gaiṇḍā
- rhinoceros in Gujarati
- ગેંડો geṇḍo
- rhinoceros in Odia
- ଗଣ୍ଡା gaṇḍā
- rhinoceros in Sanskrit
- खड्ग khaḍga
- rhinoceros in Assamese
- গঁড় gõr
- rhinoceros in Nepali
- गैंडा gaiṇḍā
- rhinoceros in Pashto
- ګېنډی genḍay
- rhinoceros in Tagalog
- rinoseronte
- rhinoceros in Arabic
- وَحِيد اَلْقَرْن waḥīd al-qarn, كَرْكَدَّن karkaddan, حَرِيش ḥarīš, قَرنف
- rhinoceros in Malay
- badak sumbu, badak raya, badak gajah, badak
- rhinoceros in Indonesian
- badak
- rhinoceros in Persian
- کرگدن kargadan, کرگ karg
- rhinoceros in Thai
- แรด rɛ̂ɛt, ระมาด rá-mâat
- rhinoceros in Vietnamese
- tê giác
- rhinoceros in Myanmar
- ကြံ့ kram.
- Dhivehi
- ގެންޑާ gen̊ḍā
Examples of rhinoceros in a sentence
- Mediportal animals include the bison, elephant, and rhinoceros.
- The horse, tapir, and rhinoceros are imparidigitate.
- Southeast Asian rhinoceros beetles can be purchased at Japan's version of Home Depot.
Synonyms of rhinoceros
Forms of rhinoceros
| plural | rhinoceros |
|---|---|
| plural | rhinoceroses |
| plural uncommon | rhinocerosses |
| plural (nonstandard) | rhinoceri |
| plural (nonstandard) | rhinoceroi |
| plural (archaic) | rhinocerotes |
Origin of rhinoceros
From Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Words formed from rhinoceros
- First Rhinoceros Party
- rhino-
- rhinocerical
- rhinocerine
- rhinoceros auklet
- rhinoceros beetle
- rhinoceros bird
- rhinoceroslike
- Rhinoceros Party English Wikipedia has an article on:rhinoceros Party
- Rhinoceros Party of Canada (1963–1993)
- rhinocerotic
- Rhino Party
- Rhino
- Rhinos
- Second Rhinoceros Party
Phrases with rhinoceros
- black rhinoceros
- Javan rhinoceros
- rhinoceros birds
- white rhinoceros
- Indian rhinoceros
- woolly rhinoceros
- African rhinoceros
- Merck's rhinoceros
- rhinoceros auklets
- rhinoceros beetles
- Sumatran rhinoceros
- narrow-nosed rhinoceros
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Questions about rhinoceros
- What does rhinoceros mean?
- Rhinoceros means any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
- What is rhinoceros in Hindi?
- Rhinoceros in Hindi is गैंडा (gaiṇḍā), भारतीय गैंडा (bhārtīya gaiṇḍā), खड्ग (khaḍg). See Rhinoceros meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rhinoceros?
- Rhinoceros is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rhinoceros?
- Rhinoceros is pronounced /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rhinoceros?
- The plural of rhinoceros is rhinoceros.
Words near rhinoceros in the dictionary
Source and license
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