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Rhinocerotidae

noun

rhinoceroses

• Syn: ↑family Rhinocerotidae, ↑rhinoceros family

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Perissodactyla, ↑order Perissodactyla

• Member Meronyms:

↑rhinoceros, ↑rhino, ↑genus Rhinoceros, ↑Ceratotherium, ↑genus Ceratotherium, ↑Diceros, ↑genus Diceros

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\(ˌ)rīˌnäsəˈräd.əˌdē, -ˈrōd.-\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Rhinocerot-, Rhinoceros, type genus + -idae

: a family of mammals that contains all the true rhinoceroses and that is often considered to constitute together with extinct related forms a distinct superfamily of Perissodactyla

Useful english dictionary. 2012.