Rhī-nŏç'e-rŏs, n.

(rī-nŏs'e-rŏs), n. [Lat. rhinoceros, Gr. ῥινόκερως, fr. ῥίς, or ῥίν, gen. ῥινός, the nose, and κέρας, a horn; Fr. rhinocéros, Pr. rinoceron, Sp. & It. rinoceronte.] (Zool.) A pachydermatous mammal,—nearly allied to the elephant, the hippopotamus, the tapir, &c., and characterized by having one or two very strong horns upon the nose. It is of great size, and very powerful. ☞ The principal species are the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros Indicus, or R. unicornis), having but one horn, and the African rhinoceros (R. bicornis, or R. Africanus), which has two horns.