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rhinoceros

noun
🔊/raɪˈnɒsərəs/
🔊/raɪˈnɑːsərəs/
(plural rhinoceros, rhinoceroses)
(also informal rhino)
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  1. a large heavy animal with very thick skin and either one or two horns on its nose, that lives in Africa and Asia犀，犀牛（栖于非洲和亚洲）
    Topics Animalsc1
    Word OriginMiddle English: via Latin from Greek rhinokerōs, from rhis, rhin- ‘nose’ + keras ‘horn’.