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UK:rī-nŏsʹə-rəs
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 2
An ungulate mammal of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including the hornless Paraceratherium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Narrower terms: Indian rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, woolly rhinoceros, Rhinoceros antiquitatis, white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum, Diceros simus, black rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis
History
Etymology
From Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Across languages
Translations
212 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аԥынҵатәыҩа
(apəncʼatwʼəjwa)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Abkhaz:
аҧынҵатәыҩа
(apəncʼatwʼəjwa)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Afar:
gasi
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Afrikaans:
neushoring
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Afrikaans:
renoster
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Albanian:
rinoqeront
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Amharic:
አውራሪስ
(ʾäwraris)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
وَحِيد اَلْقَرْن
(waḥīd al-qarn)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
كَرْكَدَّن
(karkaddan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
حَرِيش
(ḥarīš)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
قَرنف
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
خَرْتيت
(ḵartīt)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
وَحيد القَرْن
(waḥīd algarn)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Arabic:
خَرْتيت
(ḵartīt)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Aragonese:
rinozerón
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Aramaic:
ܟܪܟܕܢܐ
(karkǝḏānā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Armenian:
ռնգեղջյուր
(ṙngeġǰyur)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Old Armenian:
ռնգեղջիւր
(ṙngełǰiwr)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Assamese:
গঁড়
(gõr)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Asturian:
rinoceronte
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ateso:
ekori
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Avar:
гаргадан
(gargadan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Azerbaijani:
kərgədan
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bahing:
गैंडा
(gaĩḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bashkir:
мөгөҙморон
(mögöźmoron)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bashkir:
кәркәдән
(kərkədən)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Basque:
errinozero
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Belarusian:
насаро́г
(nasaróh)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Beli (South Sudan):
maca
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bengali:
গন্ডার
(gonḍar)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bengali:
গণ্ডার
(gonḍar)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bhojpuri:
गैंडा
(gaiṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bau Bidayuh:
badak
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Breton:
frikorneg
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Bulgarian:
носоро́г
(nosoróg)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Burmese:
ကြံ့
(kram.)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Catalan:
rinoceront
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Central Atlas Tamazight:
ⴱⵓⵢⵉⵙⴽ
(buyisk)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chechen:
мермаӏа
(mermaˀa)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Cherokee:
ᎳᏃᏏᎳ
(lanosila)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chinese Cantonese:
犀牛
(sai1 ngau4)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chinese:
дўҗүәшу
(dwžüəšu)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chinese:
犀牛
(zh-min-nan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chinese Mandarin:
犀牛
(xīniú)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chong:
มาด
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chuabo:
pwette
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Chuvash:
носорог
(nos̬orog)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
West Circassian:
пэбжъакъо
(pɛbẑaqwo)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
West Circassian:
тхыцэ
(txəcɛ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Cornish:
trongornvil
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Crimean Tatar:
kerkedan
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Czech:
nosorožec
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Danish:
næsehorn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Dhivehi:
ގެންޑާ
(gen̊ḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Digo:
chifaru
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Dinka:
cil
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Dutch:
neushoorn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Egyptian:
SA:q-b-
(šꜣqb)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Elfdalian:
nųosörningg
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Erzya:
сюронерь
(śuroneŕ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Esperanto:
rinocero
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Esperanto:
nazkornulo
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Estonian:
ninasarvik
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Faroese:
nashyrningur
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Finnish:
sarvikuono
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
French:
rhinocéros
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
West-Frisian:
noashoarn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Galician:
rinoceronte
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Georgian:
მარტორქა
(marṭorka)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
German:
Nashorn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
German:
Rhinozeros
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Greek:
ρινόκερος
(rinókeros)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Greek:
ρινόκερως
(rinókeros)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Greek:
ριονκερώντος
(rionkeróntos)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ancient Greek:
ῥινόκερως
(rhinókerōs)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Greenlandic:
siissisoq
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Gujarati:
ગેંડો
(geṇḍo)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hadza:
tlhakate
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Haitian Creole:
rinosewòs
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hausa:
karkanda
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hebrew:
קַרְנַף
(karnaf)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hindi:
गैंडा
(gaiṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hindi:
भारतीय गैंडा
(bhārtīya gaiṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hindi:
खड्ग
(khaḍg)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hindi:
खड्गधेनु
(khaḍgadhenu)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
White Hmong:
twj kun
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hungarian:
rinocérosz
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Hungarian:
orrszarvú
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Icelandic:
nashyrningur
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ido:
rinocero
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Indonesian:
badak
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ingush:
бирнал
(birnal)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Irish:
srónbheannach
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Italian:
rinoceronte
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Japanese:
犀
(sai)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Japanese:
サイ
(sai)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Javanese:
warak
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Old Javanese:
warak
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Kalmyk:
орңһ
(orñğ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Kannada:
ಖಡ್ಗಮೃಗ
(khaḍgamṛga)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Kazakh:
мүйізтұмсық
(müiıztūmsyq)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Khmer:
រមាស
(rɔɔrɔmiəh)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Khoekhoe:
ǃnawas
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Kikuyu:
huria
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Korean:
코뿔소
(koppulso)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Central Kurdish:
کەرگەدەن
(kergeden)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Northern Kurdish:
kergeden
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Kyrgyz:
керик
(kerik)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lak:
каргадан
(kargadan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lakota:
pȟasúhetȟuŋ
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lao:
ແຮດ
(hǣt)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Latin:
rhīnocerōs
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Latvian:
degunradzis
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Limburgish:
naashoeare
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lingala:
kángá class 9a/10a
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lithuanian:
raganosis
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lutuv:
kawruo
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Luxembourgish:
Nashorn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Maasai:
ɛmʉ̂ny
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Macedonian:
носорог
(nosorog)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malagasy:
tokantandroka
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malay:
badak sumbu
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malay:
badak raya
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malay:
badak gajah
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malay:
badak
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malayalam:
കാണ്ടാമൃഗം
(kāṇṭāmr̥gaṁ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Malayalam:
ഗാണ്ഡി
(gāṇḍi)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Manchu:
ᡳᡥᠠᠰᡳ
(ihasi)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Manx:
stroineairkagh
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Marathi:
गेंडा
(geṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Central Melanau:
badek
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Mongolian:
хирс
(xirs)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Mongolian:
ᠬᠡᠷᠢᠰ
(keris)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Navajo:
déélgééd
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ndau:
cipembere
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Nepali:
गैंडा
(gaiṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Newar:
धिर्मेय्
(dhirmeê)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Norman:
rhinocéros
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Norwegian Bokmål:
neshorn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nashorn
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nashyrning
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Occitan:
rinocèros
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Odia:
ଗଣ୍ଡା
(gaṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Old East Slavic:
ноздророгъ
(nozdrorogŭ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Oromo:
karkaarro
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ossetian:
сыкъафындз
(syk’afynʒ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Pali:
khaggavisāṇa
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Pashto:
ګېنډی
(genḍay)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Persian:
کرگدن
(kargadan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Persian:
کرگ
(karg)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Polish:
nosorożec
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Portuguese:
rinoceronte
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Punjabi:
ਗੈਂਡਾ
(gaiṇḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Quechua:
sinqawaqra
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Romanian:
rinocer
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Russian:
носоро́г
(nosoróg)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Rwanda-Rundi:
inkura
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Sanskrit:
खड्ग
(khaḍga)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Santali:
ᱜᱚᱱᱰ ᱜᱟᱨᱩᱲ
(gônḍ garuṛ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Serbo-Croatian:
но̏сорог
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Serbo-Croatian:
nȍsorog
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Shona:
chipembere
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Slovak:
nosorožec
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Slovene:
nosorog
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Somali:
wiyil
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Lower Sorbian:
nosorogak
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Upper Sorbian:
nosorohač
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Sotho:
tšukulu
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Spanish:
rinoceronte
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Sundanese:
ᮘᮓᮊ᮪
(badak)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Swahili:
kifaru
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Swedish:
noshörning
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tagalog:
rinoseronte
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tajik:
каркадан
(karkadan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tajik:
каргадан
(kargadan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tajik:
карг
(karg)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Takwane:
ephwete
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tamil:
காண்டாமிருகம்
(kāṇṭāmirukam)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tamil:
மூக்குக்கொம்பன்
(mūkkukkompaṉ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tamil:
ஒற்றைக்கொம்பன்
(oṟṟaikkompaṉ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tatar:
мөгезборын
(mögezborın)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tatar:
кәркедән
(kärkedän)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Telugu:
ఖడ్గమృగం
(khaḍgamr̥gaṁ)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Thai:
แรด
(rɛ̂ɛt)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Thai:
ระมาด
(rá-mâat)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tibetan:
བསེ་རུ
(bse ru)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tigrinya:
ሓሪሽ
(ḥariš)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tombonuo:
longgung
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tooro:
enkura class 9
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tswana:
tshukudu
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Turkish:
gergedan
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Turkmen:
kerk
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Tuvan:
мыйыс-думчук
(mıyıs-dumçuk)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Udmurt:
носорог
(nosorog)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Ukrainian:
носорі́г
(nosoríh)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Urdu:
گینڈا
(gainḍā)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Uyghur:
كەركىدان
(kerkidan)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Uzbek:
karkidon
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Vietnamese:
tê giác
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Volapük:
rinoserod
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Welsh:
rhinoseros
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Wolof:
wànga-lànga wi
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Xhosa:
umkhombe
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Yakut:
носорог
(nosorog)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Yao (Africa):
mbera class 9
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Yiddish:
נאָזהאָרן
(nozhorn)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Yiddish:
איינהאָרן
(eynhorn)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Yiddish:
רינאָצערוס
(rinotserus)
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Yoruba:
agbanréré
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Zulu:
ubhejane class 1a/2a
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)
Zulu:
umkhombo
— herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)