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rhino¹

  • /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ US

Sounds like RINO · Rhymes with -aɪnəʊ

Where it comes from

Unknown.

noun rino

  1. archaic, slang, uncountable Money. When so be as a man has no money, why then, a savin and exceptin your onnur's reverence, a's but a poor dog. But when so be as a man as got the rhino, why then a may begin to hold up his head.

rhino²

  • /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ US

Sounds like RINO · Rhymes with -aɪnəʊ

Where it comes from

Clipping of rhinoceros.

noun rhinos

  1. colloquial A rhinoceros. ‘We were getting a grand shot of a charging rhino when the cameraman got scared and bolted. The fathead!’

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rhinoceros, laryngology, reno, rino, javan, sumatran, renault, renaud, reynaud, laryng, rowdy, rhodo, 'rhoids, roller, brass razoo, rhine

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noun short form of rhinoceros

中文犀 xī
Françaisrhino

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"rhino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rhino. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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rhino. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rhino

Chicago

"rhino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rhino.

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@misc{rhino_2026,
  title = {rhino},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rhino},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}