rhinocéros
See also: rhinoceros
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōs, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁi.nɔ.se.ʁɔs/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: rhi‧no‧cé‧ros
Noun
rhinocéros m (plural rhinocéros)
Further reading
- “rhinocéros”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French rhinocéros, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥινόκερως (rhinókerōs), composed of ῥίς, ῥινός (rhís, rhinós, “nose”) + κέρας (kéras, “horn”).
Noun
rhinocéros m (plural rhinocéros)