Definition of Rhinoceros

Rhi`noc´e`ros   Pronunciation: rî`nǒs´ė`rǒs
n.1.(Zool.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family Rhinocerotidæ, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout.
Rhinoceros auk
(Zool.) an auk of the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill.
Rhinoceros beetle
(Zool.) a very large beetle of the genus Dynastes, having a horn on the head.
Rhinoceros bird
a - (Zool.) A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill
b - An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects.


Related Words

black rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, Diceros bicornis, Diceros simus, family Rhinocerotidae, Indian rhinoceros, odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal, rhino, Rhinoceros antiquitatis, rhinoceros family, Rhinoceros unicornis, Rhinocerotidae, white rhinoceros, woolly rhinoceros

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