rhino

1 of 2

noun (1)

rhi·​no ˈrī-(ˌ)nō 

informal

: money, cash

rhino

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural rhinos also rhino

: rhinoceros

Examples of rhino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Ramsden, who is thirty-one, grew up in the Lowveld region of South Africa, where his family managed a game reserve, farming livestock and sourcing wildlife, including lions, hippos, elephants, and rhinos, for export. —Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026

The money raised will help support years' worth of patrols, go toward hiring scouts for a new rhino reestablishment program, and keep the Special Operations Group, a select crew that includes Mwarancha, up and running. —Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026

The organization wound up establishing dozens of schools in the Masai Mara Reserve in Kenya, created a scout program to fight poaching and increased the population of black rhinos there. —Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026

The conservation status of southern white rhinos is listed as near threatened, with about 16,000 animals living in the wild. —Cody Jackson, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1628, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1870, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing rhino

• greater one-horned rhino
• Indian rhino
• Javan rhino
• lesser one-horned rhino
• one-horned rhino
• white rhino

Rhymes for rhino

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau

Kids Definition

rhino

noun

rhi·​no

ˈrī-nō

plural rhinos also rhino

: rhinoceros