rhinos
SayRY-nohzUS/ˈɹaɪ.noʊz/UK/ˈɹaɪ.nəʊz/
- 1Plural of rhino.
Poaching has driven several species of rhinos toward extinction.
The two rhinos charged at the safari truck before veering off.
Note
A plural that serves only one of its parent's two meanings. Rhino as old slang for money is archaic and uncountable, so it never takes an -s, and any plural you meet means the animals. The singular is itself a colloquial short form of rhinoceros, so in formal or scientific writing the full word is the safer choice.
rhinos is a form of rhino
rhino, noun: A large, thick-skinned plant-eating mammal with one or two horns on its snout, native to parts of Africa and Asia. Full entry
- Forms
- rhinorhinos plural
- Spelling
- rhino → rhinos: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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