French word

rhinocéros

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁinoseʁɔs/

Meaning

  • masculine nounrhino

Example

J'ai vu un rhinocéros au zoo hier.

I saw a rhino at the zoo yesterday.

Illustration for rhinocéros (rhino)

More examples

Il porte un T-shirt avec un rhinocéros.

He is wearing a T-shirt with a rhinoceros on it.

Core concept

A bulky herbivore with thick, armor-like skin and one or two horns projecting from its snout.

Similar words

éléphant: A large herbivore with a very long trunk, among the biggest land mammals.
hippopotame: A large herbivore that spends much of its time in and around water.

Definition in French

Grand mammifère terrestre herbivore au corps massif, à la peau très épaisse et muni d'une ou deux cornes sur le museau.

Word origin

French rhinocéros comes through Latin from Ancient Greek rhinokerōs, formed from rhis, 'nose', and keras, 'horn'.

Usage tips

  • Rhinocéros is masculine, so the forms are un rhinocéros and des rhinocéros, with no spelling change in the plural.

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