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rhinoceros [raɪˈnɒsərəs -ˈnɒsrəs] n pl -oses, -os
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several perissodactyl mammals constituting the family Rhinocerotidae of SE Asia and Africa and having either one horn on the nose, like the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), or two horns, like the African white rhinoceros (Diceros simus) They have a very thick skin, massive body, and three digits on each foot [via Latin from Greek rhinokerōs, from rhis nose + keras horn] rhinocerotic [ˌraɪnəʊsɪˈrɒtɪk] adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations rhinoceros n → Nashorn nt, → Rhinozeros nt n rhinoceros [raiˈnosərəs] a type of large thick-skinned animal with one or two horns on its nose. renoster كَرْكَدَن، وحيد القَرْن носорог nosorožec næsehorn das Nashorn ρινόκερος rinoceronte ninasarvik کرگدن sarvikuono rhinocéros קַרנַף गेंडा nosorog orrszarvú badak nashyrningur rinoceronte さい 코뿔소 raganosis degunradzis badak sumbu neushoorn neshorn nosorożec rinoceronte rinocer носорог nosorožec nosorog nosorog noshörning แรด gergedan 犀牛 носоріг گینڈا con tê giác 犀牛 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| All that happened in the instant that Tarzan turned to meet the charge of the irascible rhinoceros might take long to tell, and yet would have taxed the swiftest lens to record. The rhinoceros fights with the elephant, and transfixing him with his horn carries him off upon his head, but becoming blinded with the blood of his enemy, he falls helpless to the ground, and then comes the roc, and clutches them both up in his talons and takes them to feed his young. In Abyssinia is likewise found the rhinoceros, a mortal enemy to the elephant. |
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