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rhinoceros

[rahy-nos-er-uhs] / raɪˈnɒs ər əs /




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"I've got three favourites, the rhinoceros, tigers and red pandas," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Researchers from the Canadian Museum of Nature have identified a previously unknown species of extinct rhinoceros from the High Arctic.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Airport authorities and police seized six pieces of rhinoceros horn and around 12 kilograms of unidentified meat used to conceal them inside a polystyrene icebox.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

With coarse fur, a stocky body, and a pair of daggers sticking out of its face, the woolly rhinoceros proved a formidable beast for millions of years as it roamed northern Eurasia.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 2, 2024

He suddenly got the idea that there was a rhinoceros on the other side of the trees, pawing its front hoof in the dirt, bowing its head, steadying its horn, ready to charge.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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