rhis

nose

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noun

rhinoceros

rye-NAH-suh-rus/raɪˈnɑːsərəs/

A large, thick-skinned, plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on its nose.

Etymology

The Greek pieces mean “nose-horned”: the name identifies the animal by the striking position of its horn or horns on the snout.