rhinoceri

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A form of rhinoceros — Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noun
  1. humoroushypercorrectnonstandardpluralplural of rhinoceros

Origin

Formed by association with hippopotami etc. Not an extant form in Latin.

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Chicago

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