Meaning

2 senses

  1. (colloquial)A rhinoceros.

  2. (archaic, slang, uncountable)Money.

More definitions
  • massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout

Examples

26 sentences

  1. Rhinos are killed by poachers for their horns.

    Браконьєри вбивають носорогів за їхні роги.

    ruБраконьеры убивают носорогов ради их рогов.

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  2. Rhinos sometimes attack people.

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  3. Rhinos are being illegally killed.

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  4. These rhinos were born in captivity.

    ruЭти носороги родились в неволе.

    deDiese Nashörner wurden in Gefangenschaft geboren.

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  5. Ziri was attacked by a rhino.

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Clipping of rhinoceros.

Clipping of rhinoceros.

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Forms

plural: rhinos
Singularrhino

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout:rhinoceros

Word family

6 related words
Derivednarrow-nosed rhinorhino ferryrhinolessrhinolikewhite rhinowoolly rhino

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rhinestonerhinitisrhinocerosB2rhinoplastyrhizomerhombus
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