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rhinocerot — RHINOCEROT. s. m. Quelques uns disent & escrivent, Rhinoceros. Sorte de beste sauvage & feroce, qui a une corne sur le nez. Une corne de rhinocerot. combat d un rhinocerot contre un elephant … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
rhinocerot — rīˈnäsəˌrät noun ( s) Etymology: Latin rhinocerot , rhinoceros archaic : rhinoceros … Useful english dictionary
rhinocerot — rhi·noc·er·ot … English syllables
rhinocéros — [ rinɔserɔs ] n. m. • 1549; rhinocerons h. 1288; du gr. rhinokerôs, de rhinos « nez » et keras « corne » ♦ Mammifère ongulé herbivore (périssodactyles) de grande taille, au corps massif, à la peau épaisse et rugueuse, dont les membres se… … Encyclopédie Universelle
rhinoceros — noun (plural noceroses; also noceros or rhinoceri) Etymology: Middle English rinoceros, from Anglo French, from Latin rhinocerot , rhinoceros, from Greek rhinokerōt , rhinokerōs, from rhin + keras horn more at horn Date: 14th century any of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Rhinocerotidae — noun rhinoceroses • Syn: ↑family Rhinocerotidae, ↑rhinoceros family • Hypernyms: ↑mammal family • Member Holonyms: ↑Perissodactyla, ↑order Perissodactyla … Useful english dictionary
rhinocerotic — (|)rī|näsə|räd.ik adjective Etymology: Late Latin rhinoceroticus, from Latin rhinocerot , rhinoceros + icus ic : of, relating to, or resembling a rhinoceros … Useful english dictionary
rhinocerotiform — (|) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: Latin rhinocerot , rhinoceros + English iform : resembling a rhinoceros … Useful english dictionary
rhinocerotine — rīˈnäsərəˌtīn adjective Etymology: Latin rhinocerot , rhinoceros + English ine : rhinocerotic … Useful english dictionary
rhinocerotoid — ˌtȯid adjective Etymology: Latin rhinocerot , rhinoceros + English oid : rhinocerotic … Useful english dictionary
