rhinoceros
Latin
noun
Definitions
- rhinoceros
- vessel made of a rhinoceros's horn
- nickname for someone with a long nose
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinoceros).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ῥινόκερως
Gloss
rhinoceros
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
犀
Emoji
🦏
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rhinocerot English
- rhīnocerōs Latin
- rhīnocerōs, rhīnocerōtis Latin
- κέρας Ancient Greek
- ῥινόκερως Ancient Greek
- ῥῑ́ς Ancient Greek
- ρινόκερος Greek (modern)
- ρινόκερως Greek (modern)