Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rhinoceros
Rhinoceros
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 rhinoceros bird = ox-pecker. rhinoceros horn a mass of keratinized fibres, reputed to have medicinal or aphrodisiac powers. Derivatives rhinocerotic adj. Etymology: ME f. L f. Gk rhinokeros (as RHINO-, keras horn)
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noun (plural -noceroses; also -noceros or rhinoceri) see: horn Date: 14th century any of a family (Rhinocerotidae) of large heavyset herbivorous perissodactyl mammals of Africa and Asia that have one or two upright keratinous horns on the snout and thick gray to brown skin with little hair ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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