Rhinoceros

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /raɪˈnÉ’sÉ™rÉ™s/
• US enPR: rÄ«-näsʹə-rÉ™s, IPA: /raɪˈnɑːsÉ™rÉ™s/

Origin

From Latin rhinoceros, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinokerōs), composed of ῥίς (rhis, "nose") + κέρας (kéras, "horn").

Full definition of rhinoceros

Noun

1. 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.

Hyponyms

• black rhinoceros
• Indian rhinoceros
• Javan rhinoceros
• lesser one-horned rhinoceros
• Sumatran rhinoceros
• white rhinoceros
• woolly rhinoceros