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rhi·noc·eros (rī näs′ər əs)

noun pl. rhinoceroses -·oses or rhinoceros -·os

any of a family (Rhinocerotidae) of large, heavy, thick-skinned, plant-eating, perissodactylous mammals of tropical Africa and Asia, with one or two upright horns on the snout

Etymology: ME rinoceros < L rhinoceros < Gr rhinokerōs, lit., nose-horned < rhis (see rhino-) + keras, horn

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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