rhinocéros
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See also: rhinoceros
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).
Pronunciation
Noun
rhinocéros m (plural rhinocéros)
Further reading
- “rhinocéros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French rhinocéros, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), composed of ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Noun
rhinocéros m (plural rhinocéros)