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rhino

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rhi·no  (rn)
n. pl. rhi·nos Informal
A rhinoceros.

rhino1
n pl -nos, -no
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for rhinoceros

rhino2
n
Brit a slang word for money
[of unknown origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rhinorhino - massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal - placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
Rhinoceros antiquitatis, woolly rhinoceros - extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions
Ceratotherium simum, Diceros simus, white rhinoceros - large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros
black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis - African rhino; in danger of extinction
Translations
rhino [ˈraɪnəʊ] nrhinocéros m

rhino [ˈraɪnəʊ] n (fam) → rinoceronte m
rhino [ˈraɪnəʊ] n (fam) → rinoceronte m

rhino [ˈrainou]
short for rhinoceros.


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They did, it is true, cut all the edible parts from the rhino and carry them home; but already they were pretty well weighted down with the spoils of the chase, and only the fact that they are particularly fond of rhino-meat caused them to do so.
The little rhino birds fluttered and circled about their giant ward.
 
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