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rhino

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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rhi·no /ˈraɪnəʊ $ -noʊ/ noun (plural rhinos) [countable]  informalHBA a rhinoceros 犀牛
Examples from the Corpus
rhinoThe design is of a black rhino.Of the five rhino species there are just over 8,000 left, Javan rhinos number 50 and Sumatran rhinos 800.Judy, who has been here since November 1986, has given birth to five rhinos.The devices will allow national park staff to monitor rhino movements 24 hours a day.The cameras snapped an average of one rhino every five days.Charlie crashed into a wall and bounced off it like a rubber rhino.Up to 70 white rhinos had been recorded in 1992.
Origin rhino (1800-1900) rhinoceros
rhi·no nounChineseSyllable
a rhinoceros Corpus


rhino
rhino /ˈraɪnəʊ $ -noʊ/ noun (plural rhinos) [countable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: rhinoceros
informal a rhinoceros


rhinoBrE /ˈraɪnəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈraɪnoʊ/ 🔊 noun (
plural
rhinos
)
(informal) = rhinoceros
black/white rhino黑/白犀牛rhino horn犀牛角