# rhinoceros

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/ · frequency rank #35,048

## Definitions
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.
2. A member of the superfamily Rhinocerotoidea, including hornless members of the extinct genus Paraceratherium.

## Etymology
From Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs, “nose-horned”), composed of ῥῑ́ς, ῥῑνός (rhī́s, rhīnós, “nose, of (the) nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`hrinoceros`, `rhhinoceros`, `rhincoeros`, `rhinnoceros`, `rhinocceros`, `rhinoceors`, `rhinoceross`, `rhinocerros`, `rhinocerso`, `rhinocreos`, `rhinoecros`, `rhionceros`, `rhnioceros`, `rihnoceros`, `rrhinoceros`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rhinoceros