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• Rhinoceros Horn Sutra — The Rhinoceros Horn Sutra (Pāli: Khaggavisāna sutta) is a very early Buddhist text advocating the merits of solitary asceticism for pursuing enlightenment (as opposed to practicing as a householder or in a community of monks or nuns).The… …   Wikipedia

• Rhinoceros — Taxobox name = Rhinoceros fossil range = Eocene Recent image caption = Black Rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Perissodactyla familia = Rhinocerotidae familia authority = Gray, 1821… …   Wikipedia

• rhinoceros — /ruy nos euhr euhs/, n., pl. rhinoceroses, (esp. collectively) rhinoceros. 1. any of several large, thick skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all… …   Universalium

• Rhinoceros Sutra — The Rhinoceros Sutra (Pāli: Khaggavisāna sutta) is a very early Buddhist text advocating the merit of solitary asceticism for pursuing enlightenment (as opposed to practicing as a householder or in a community of monks or nuns).The Rhinoceros… …   Wikipedia

• horn —    One of a pair of pointy projections, either straight, curved or helical, which have grown from the head of an animal. The animals that have horns include cows, sheep, goats, antelope, and their relatives. The rhinoceros is an exception because …   Glossary of Art Terms

• rhinoceros — n. (pl. same or rhinoceroses) any of various large thick skinned plant eating ungulates of the family Rhinocerotidae of Africa and S. Asia, with one horn or in some cases two horns on the nose and plated or folded skin. Phrases and idioms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Rhinoceros — Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus}, and several… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rhinoceros auk — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rhinoceros beetle — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rhinoceros bird — Rhinoceros Rhi*noc e*ros (r[ i]*n[o^]s [ e]*r[o^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. rinoke rws, rinoke rwtos; ri s, rino s, the nose + ke ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English