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rhinoceros

/raɪˈnɒsərəs/noun

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गैंडा

Core word

nounrhinoceros or rhinoceroses
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    [C]

    a large heavy animal with very thick grey skin and one or two horns on its nose, found in Africa and southern Asia

    गैंडा

    • We saw a one-horned rhinoceros grazing near the river.
    • The rhinoceros is hunted illegally for its horn.
    • Kaziranga National Park is famous for its rhinoceros.
    + 2 more examples
    • A rhinoceros can run faster than you might expect.
    • The children drew a rhinoceros with a single horn.
◇Word family
rhino noun
AaSpelling

r·h·i·n·o·c·e·r·o·s

(not 'rhinocerous').

इसकी spelling r-h-i-n-o-c-e-r-o-s है ('rhinocerous' गलत है)।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Kaziranga National Park in Assam is home to the largest population of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros.

GK के लिए, Assam का Kaziranga National Park भारतीय एक सींग वाले गैंडे की सबसे बड़ी आबादी का घर है।