Definition
A rhinoceros is a large, heavy animal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose, found mostly in Africa and Asia. Many species of rhinoceros are endangered due to hunting and habitat loss.
Etymology
From Latin *rhinoceros*, from Greek *rhinokerōs*, from *rhīs, rhinos* “nose” + *keras* “horn.” The name literally means “nose-horn.”
Kelly Says
The word rhinoceros is basically a little biology lesson in Greek: it literally spells out “nose-horn.” Once you know that, *rhino* and *ceros* stop sounding random and start sounding like a label built from parts.
Translations
CACatalà
rinoceront
ri.no.sɛˈɾont
CSČeština
nosorožec
no.sɔ.roʒɛts
DADansk
næsehorn
ˈnɛˀsəhɔʊ̯ˀn
DEDeutsch
Nashorn
naːsˈhoʁn
ELΕλληνικά
ρινοκέρατος
ri.noˈke.ɾa.tos
ESEspañol
rinoceronte
ri.no.seɾˈonte
FISuomi
sarvikuono
sar.vi.ku.o.no
FRFrançais
rhinocéros
ʁi.no.se.ʁo
HUMagyar
orrszárnyú
or.sar.nyu
IDBahasa Indonesia
badak
ba.dak
IGIG
rhinoceros
ri.no.seˈros
ITItaliano
rinoceronte
ri.no.tʃeˈrɔnte
MRMR
एकशिंगी गेंडा
ɛk.ʃiŋ.gi gɛn.ɖa
MSBahasa Melayu
badak
ba.dak
MYမြန်မာ
ဆင်စွယ်
sʰìɰ̃.swe
NLNederlands
neushoorn
ˈnøːsˌɦoːrn
NONorsk
neshorn
ˈnɛːs.hɔrn
PLPolski
nosorożec
nɔ.sɔˈrɔʐɛt͡s
PTPortuguês
rinoceronte
ʁi.no.seˈɾõ.tɨ
RORomână
rhinoceros
ri.no.seˈros
RUРусский
носорог
nɐˈsɐ.rɐɡ
SVSvenska
noshörning
nuːs.hœr.nɪŋ
SWKiswahili
kiboko
ki.bɔ.ko
TAதமிழ்
காண்டாமிருகம்
kāṇṭāmirukam
TEతెలుగు
రైనోసెరస్
rai.nō.sē.ras
TLTL
rhinoceros
ri.no.seˈros
TRTürkçe
gergedan
ɡerˈɡe.dan
UKУкраїнська
носоріг
nɔ.sɔˈrɪɦ
VITiếng Việt
tê giác
tɛ˧˦ ʒak̚˧˦