rhi·no

1 [rahy-noh]
noun, plural rhi·nos ( especially collectively ) rhi·no.
a rhinoceros.

Origin:
1880–85; by shortening

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rhi·no

2 [rahy-noh]
noun Chiefly British Slang.
money; cash.

Origin:
1680–90; origin uncertain

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

rhino-

a combining form meaning “nose,” used in the formation of compound words: rhinology.
Also, especially before a vowel, rhin-.


Origin:
< Greek rhīno-, combining form of rhī́s (stem rhīn-)

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rhino1 (ˈraɪnəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -nos, -no
short for rhinoceros

rhino2 (ˈraɪnəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(Brit) a slang word for money
 
[C17: of unknown origin]

rhino- or (before a vowel) rhin-
 
combining form
indicating the nose or nasal: rhinology
 
[from Greek rhis, rhin]
 
rhin- or (before a vowel) rhin-
 
combining form
 
[from Greek rhis, rhin]

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rhino
slang for "cash," 1688, of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary

rhino- or rhin-
pref.
Nose; nasal: rhinitis.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
rhino
rhinoceros
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Example sentences
Acute rhino-sinusitis is an inflammatory condition of one or more of the para-nasal cavities that usually lasts up to four weeks.
UN votes to continue elephant and rhino protection team.
We know this because they lit fires to cook woolly rhino meat even though they
  had microwaves.
The brains of more solitary mammals such as cats, deer and rhino, grew much
  more slowly during the same period.
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