rhinoceros
nounUK /raɪˈnɒsərəs/
US /raɪˈnɑːsərəs/
A rhinoceros is a big, heavy animal with thick skin and one or two horns on its nose.
We saw a rhinoceros eating grass at the zoo.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A large, powerful person or thing that is hard to stop.
The old truck was a rhinoceros on the muddy road.
3. A type of beetle with a horn on its head.
The rhinoceros beetle crawled up the tree.
4. A group of related animals including the white rhino and black rhino.
Rhinoceroses are protected in many national parks.