Phrase guide

woolly rhinoceros

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An extinct rhinoceros (†Coelodonta antiquitatis), common throughout Europe and northern Asia during the Pleistocene epoch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

extinct thick-haired species of Arctic regions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rhinoceros antiquitatis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rhinoceros, rhino

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: вълнест носорог (vǎlnest nosorog) — Translations
  • Dutch: wolharige neushoorn — Translations
  • Finnish: villasarvikuono — Translations
  • French: rhinocéros laineux — Translations
  • German: Wollnashorn — Translations
  • Italian: rinoceronte lanoso — Translations
  • Polish: nosorożec włochaty — Translations
  • Russian: шерсти́стый носоро́г (šerstístyj nosoróg) — Translations
  • Russian: волоса́тый носоро́г (volosátyj nosoróg) — Translations
  • Spanish: rinoceronte lanudo — Translations
  • Swedish: ullhårig noshörning — Translations