rhinocerote

English

Alternative forms

• rhinocerot

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹaɪˈnɒ.sə.ɹəʊt/
• Hyphenation: rhi‧no‧ce‧rote

Noun

rhinocerote (plural rhinocerotes)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of rhinoceros
   • 1641, Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter‎^[1]:

     So a lion is a perfect creature in himself, though it be less than that of a buffalo or a rhinocerote

References

• “rhinocerote”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Interlingua

Noun

rhinocerote (plural rhinocerotes)

1. rhinoceros

Latin

Noun

rhīnocerōte

1. ablative singular of rhīnocerōs