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rhinoceros meaning in Tamil

காண்டாமிருகம் kāṇṭāmirukam

UK/ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs//ɹaɪˈnɑ.sə.ɹəs/

rhinoceros in Tamil: காண்டாமிருகம் (kāṇṭāmirukam), மூக்குக்கொம்பன் (mūkkukkompaṉ), ஒற்றைக்கொம்பன் (oṟṟaikkompaṉ). In English, 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.

Tamil words for rhinoceros

herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
காண்டாமிருகம் kāṇṭāmirukam, மூக்குக்கொம்பன் mūkkukkompaṉ, ஒற்றைக்கொம்பன் oṟṟaikkompaṉ

English meaning of rhinoceros

  1. 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.
  2. noun An ungulate mammal of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including the hornless Paraceratherium.

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Questions about rhinoceros in Tamil

What is the meaning of rhinoceros in Tamil?
Rhinoceros in Tamil is காண்டாமிருகம் (kāṇṭāmirukam), மூக்குக்கொம்பன் (mūkkukkompaṉ), ஒற்றைக்கொம்பன் (oṟṟaikkompaṉ).
rhinoceros என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Rhinoceros: காண்டாமிருகம் (kāṇṭāmirukam), மூக்குக்கொம்பன் (mūkkukkompaṉ), ஒற்றைக்கொம்பன் (oṟṟaikkompaṉ).
What does rhinoceros mean in English?
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.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rhinoceros (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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