rhi|noc|er|os

rhi|noc|er|os
rhi|noc|er|os «ry NOS uhr uhs», noun, plural -os|es or (collectively) -os.
a large animal with thick skin and one or two upright horns on the snout. Rhinoceroses are mammals of Africa and Asia and eat grass and other plants. There are five living spe-cies in the rhinoceros family.
[< Latin rhīnoceros < Greek rhinókerōs < rh, rhīnós nose + kéras horn]

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  • rhi·noc·er·os — …   Useful english dictionary

  • rhi — rhi·nal; rhi·nan·thus; rhi·nar·i·um; rhi·ne·odon; rhi·ni·tis; rhi·no·bat·i·dae; rhi·nob·a·tos; rhi·nob·a·tus; rhi·no·cer·i·cal; rhi·noc·er·ine; rhi·noc·er·os; rhi·noc·er·ot; rhi·noc·er·ot·ic; rhi·noc·er·oti·dae; rhi·noc·er·oti·form;… …   English syllables

  • noc — cy·a·noc·o·rax; di·noc·er·as; fi·noc·chio; gym·noc·la·dus; gy·noc·ra·cy; in·noc·u·ous; lim·noc·ni·da; mel·a·noc·o·mous; mo·noc·er·os; mo·noc·ra·cy; mo·noc·u·lous; noc·tam·bu·lant; noc·tam·bu·la·tion; noc·tam·bule; noc·tam·bu·lic; noc·tam·bu·list; …   English syllables

  • rhinoceros — rhi·noc·er·os …   English syllables

  • rhinocerot — rhi·noc·er·ot …   English syllables

  • rhinocerotic — rhi·noc·er·ot·ic …   English syllables

  • rhinoceros — rhi|noc|er|os [ raı nasərəs ] (plural rhi|noc|er|os|es or rhi|noc|er|os) noun count a large animal with very thick gray skin and one or two horns on its nose. It lives mainly in southern Asia and Africa …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rhinocerine — rhi·noc·er·ine …   English syllables

  • rhinocerotid — rhi·noc·er·o·tid …   English syllables

  • rhinocerotidae — rhi·noc·er·oti·dae …   English syllables

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