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  rhino

  noun

  a rhinoceros.
• rhino-
  rhino-

  a combining form meaning “nose,” used in the formation of compound words.

rhino

¹ American  

[rahy-noh] / ˈraɪ noʊ /

noun

rhinos, plural rhino plural

1. a rhinoceros.

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rhino ² American  

[rahy-noh] / ˈraɪ noʊ /

noun

Chiefly British Slang.

1. money; cash.

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rhino- ³ American  

1. a combining form meaning “nose,” used in the formation of compound words.

   rhinology.

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rhino ¹ British  

/ ˈraɪnəʊ /

noun

1. short for rhinoceros

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rhino ² British  

/ ˈraɪnəʊ /

noun

1. a slang word for money

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rhino- ³ British  

combining form

1. indicating the nose or nasal

   rhinology

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Usage

What does rhino- mean? Rhino- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “nose.” It is often used in medical terms. Rhino- comes from the Greek rhī́s, meaning “nose.”What are variants of rhino-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, rhino- becomes rhin-, as in rhinal.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• rhino
  plural
• rhinos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of rhino¹

First recorded in 1880–85; by shortening

Origin of rhino²

First recorded in 1680–90; origin uncertain

Origin of rhino-³

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

rhino rhino- rhinos

AFP reviewed examples offering everything from chimpanzees intended as pets to rhino horn for traditional medicine and pangolins for consumption.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

I felt for that goalie, put in soccer’s most frightening position: facing down big-bodied Erling Haaland, charging like a caffeinated rhino.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Relationships with a seal, an elephant and a rhino, for example — obsessive, protective, loving friendships — all seemed to end if not in outright tragedy, then in shattering heartbreak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026

This find represents the northernmost rhino species ever documented.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

Back then, the villagers and animals shared the same watering hole, and the rhino would submerge himself in the shallows and wait.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

For slumbering felines, Prevue Pet built rhino- and dinosaur-shaped ottomans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2020

Wood said he got involved with Tusk because he wanted his "kids and other people's children to be able to see animals such as rhinos, lions, tigers".

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026

The discovery prompted researchers to take a deeper look at the evolutionary history and geographic spread of rhinos.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

Using mathematical models, the team estimated how often rhinos moved between continents within the Rhinocerotidae family.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 24, 2026

For the first time in more than four decades, rhinos have returned to Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park, where poachers once wiped them out for their horns and meat.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

I could feel the trailer sway from side to side, as if a stampede of rhinos marched down the narrow aisle.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya