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. A combining form from Greek &unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, the nose, as in rhinolith, rhinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinocéros. See Horn. ] (Zool.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family Rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros Indicus and Rhinoceros Sondaicus) have incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or three African species belong to Atelodus, and have two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian, two-horned species belong to Ceratohinus, in which incisor and canine teeth are present. See Borele, and Keitloa. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhinoceros auk (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill. --
Rhinoceros beetle (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus Dynastes, having a horn on the head. --
Rhinoceros bird. (Zool.) (a) A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See Hornbill. (b) An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rhinoceros. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Rhino- + -lite, -lith. ] (Med.) A concretion formed within the cavities of the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to rhinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in rhinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -logy. ] The science which treats of the nose, and its diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; crest. ] (Zool.) Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophidae, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + Gr. fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Rhino- + -plastic: cf. F. rhinoplastique. ] (Surg.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -plasty: cf. F. rhinoplastie. ] Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + Gr. pw^ma a lid. ] (Zool.) Any old-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Rhino- + scleroma. ] (Med.) A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat. J. V. Shoemaker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -scope. ] A small mirror for use in rhinoscopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -scopy. ] (Physiol.) The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx. [ 1913 Webster ]