rhinocéros

Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).

• IPA^(key): /ʁi.nɔ.se.ʁɔs/

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• Hyphenation: rhi‧no‧cé‧ros

rhinocéros m (invariable)

1. rhinoceros

   rhinocéros laineux ― woolly rhinoceros

• “rhinocéros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from French rhinocéros, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), composed of ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

rhinocéros m (plural rhinocéros)

1. (Jersey) rhinoceros