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ρινόκερως is the Greek form of rhinoceros and it is pronounced as rinokeros.
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How did rhinoceros get its name?
Rhinoceros means "nose horn." They got the name because they have a horn or horns on their nose. The name is derived from Greek and/or Latin.
What large herbivore derives its name from Greek for 'horn nosed'?
Rhinoceros.
What is the origin of the word rhinoceros?
Greek
This animal's name come from two greek words meaning 'nose-horned?
hippopotamus
What is another name for a Rhino?
Rhinoceros, from the family Rhinocerotidae.
what is the common and scientific name of a Black Rhinoceros?
Scientific name: Diceros Bicornis: “Di” meaning “two”, “cerato” meaning “horn” in Greek and “bi” meaning “two”, and “cornis” meaning “horn” in Latin. Common name: Black Rhinoceros Other common names Browse rhino Prehensile-lipped or hook-lipped rhinoceros Rhinoceros noir (French) Spitzmaulnashorn (German) Faru (Swahili)
What greek word means of the nose?
rhinoceros means of the nose in greek "I think"
What large herbivore derives its name from horn nosed?
Its Rhinoceros. It comes from the Ancient Greek: Rhino-nose and keras-hor.
What is the scientific name for a rhinocerus?
The question depends on which species of Rhinoceros you are asking about.White Rhinoceros: Ceratotherium simumBlack Rhinoceros: Diceros bicornisIndian Rhinoceros: Rhinoceros unicornisJavan Rhinoceros: R. sondaicusSumatran Rhinoceros: Dicerorhinus sumatrensis
What is the real name for the prehistoric woolly rhinoceros?
Coelodonta antiquitatis is the binomial name (or scientific name) for the woolly rhinoceros.
How do you spell rhinoserous?
The horned animal is a rhinoceros (name means nose horn).
Why Rhinoceros a proper noun?
The word "Rhinoceros" is a common noun. The name of a particular species of rhinoceros is a proper noun.
