rhinoceros

rhi·noc·er·os

noun \rī-ˈnäs-rəs, rə-, -ˈnä-sə-\

plural rhi·noc·er·os·es also rhi·noc·er·os or -noc·eri \-ˈnä-sə-ˌrī\

Definition of RHINOCEROS

: any of a family (Rhinocerotidae) of large heavyset herbivorous perissodactyl mammals of Africa and Asia that have one or two upright keratinous horns on the snout and thick gray to brown skin with little hair

Illustration of RHINOCEROS

Origin of RHINOCEROS

Middle English rinoceros, from Anglo-French, from Latin rhinocerot-, rhinoceros, from Greek rhinokerōt-, rhinokerōs, from rhin- + keras horn — more at horn

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Mammals Terms

dormouse, dugong, gibbon, grimalkin, sable, stoat, ungulate, vole