rhinoceros
UK/rai'nɒsәrәs/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A large, heavy herbivorous mammal of Africa and Asia with thick gray skin and one or two horns on its snout.
犀牛
Root Breakdown
rhinoother
+
cerosother
=rhinoceros
Common Collocations
- 1.rhinoceros horn犀牛角
- 2.white rhinoceros白犀牛
- 3.black rhinoceros黑犀牛
- 4.rhinoceros conservation犀牛保护
Example Sentences
- 1.
The white rhinoceros is one of the most endangered species on the planet.
- 2.
Poachers illegally hunt rhinoceros for their valuable horns.
- 3.
The children watched in awe as the rhinoceros wallowed in the muddy watering hole.