rhinoceral

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rhinoceral (comparative more rhinoceral, superlative most rhinoceral)

  1. Resembling or relating to a rhinoceros.
    • 1874, Scientific American, volume 30, page 37:
      The great rhinoceros, which had been from its earliest days a conspicuous object in the elephant house, has at last succumbed to the scythe bearer, or whoever the rhinoceral typical representative of death may be.
    • 1974, Farm Pond Harvest, volumes 8-12, page 19:
      It might be somewhat exciting to a squirrel hunter to have a three thousand pound white rhinoceros suddenly come charging into the clearing muttering rhinoceral threats.