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rhinoceros

any of several perissodactyl mammals constituting the family Rhinocerotidae of SE Asia and Africa and having either one horn on the nose, like the Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), or two horns, like the African white rhinoceros (Diceros simus). They have a very thick skin, massive body, and three digits on each foot
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rhinoceros

[rī′näs·ə·rəs]
(vertebrate zoology)
The common name for the odd-toed ungulates composing the family Rhinoceratidae, characterized by massive, thick-skinned limbs and bodies, and one or two horns which are composed of a solid mass of hairs attached to the bony prominence of the skull.
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Rhinoceros

Berenger discovers that Jean is turning into a rhinoceros like all the other townspeople. [Fr. Drama: Weiss, 394]
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