rhinoceros

CEFRB1

/ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very large animal with thick skin and one or two horns.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • Three species of rhinoceros are critically endangered.

  • Ziri didn't know of the rhinoceros was going to charge.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ɹɑɪˈnɔs.ə.ɹəs/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. 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.

More examples

In context

  • Rhinoceros is not a dinosaur.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).