rhinoceros

B2 FREQ #23679

n. 犀牛

发音

UK /ɹaɪˈnɒs.ə.ɹəs/
US
CA /ɹaɪˈnɑ.sə.ɹəs/
US /ɹaɪˈnɑ.sə.ɹəs/
AU /ɹɑɪˈnɔs.ə.ɹəs/

词形变化

rhinoceri rhinoceroi rhinoceroses 复数 rhinoceroses rhinocerosses rhinocerotes rhinocerosses 复数 rhinoceri 复数 rhinoceroi 复数 rhinocerotes 复数

别名

rhinocerus

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 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.

    犀牛

  2. 2.

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

    生物

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词源

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

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