Rhinoceros /(rī̇*nŏs"ē̇*rŏs)/

Rhi·noc·e·ros

Rhinoceros

n.
  1. Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family Rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds

Rhinoceros auk
an auk of the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill.
Rhinoceros beetle
a very large beetle of the genus Dynastes, having a horn on the head.
Rhinoceros bird
A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See Hornbill.