rhinoceros
/raɪˈnɒsərəs/noun
(复同单, 或rhinoceroses)
1- a large, heavily built plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on the nose and thick folded skin, native to Africa and South Asia. All kinds have become endangered through hunting.犀, 犀牛。
1.1
- Family Rhinocerotidae: four genera and five species犀科：4属, 5种。
派生词
rhinocerotic
/raɪˌnɒsəˈrɒtɪk/ adjective词源
Middle English: via Latin from Greek rhinokerōs, from rhis, rhin- 'nose' + keras 'horn'.