rhino
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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-)
< Greek rhīno-, combining form of rhī́s (stem rhīn-)
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rhino2 (ˈraɪnəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
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
The brains of more solitary mammals such as cats, deer and rhino, grew much more slowly during the same period.
UN votes to continue elephant and rhino protection.
They ate deer, bison, maybe a bit of elephant and rhino--and also human beings.
Rhino and others are concentrating on single-artist box sets.
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