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rhino-
(word root) noseExamples of words with the root rhino-: rhinology, rhinoceros
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rhino-
or rhin-pref.
Nose; nasal: rhinitis.
[Greek rhīno-, from rhīs, rhīn-, nose.]
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rhino-
or before a vowelrhin-
combining form
(Anatomy) indicating the nose or nasal: rhinology.
[from Greek rhis, rhin]
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rhi•no
(ˈraɪ noʊ)n., pl. -nos, (esp. collectively) -no.
a rhinoceros.
[1880–85; by shortening]
rhino-
a combining form meaning “nose”: rhinology.
Also, esp. before a vowel,rhin-.[< Greek rhīno-, comb. form of rhis (s. rhīn-)]
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