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Word: Rhinoceros
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Latin from Greek rhinokerōs, from rhis, rhin- ‘nose’ + keras ‘horn’
rʌɪˈnɒs(ə)rəs
a large, heavily built plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on the nose and thick folded skin, native to Africa and southern Asia. All kinds have become endangered through hunting.
Short Definition:large, heavily built plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on nose and thick folded skin, native to Africa and southern Asia
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