Home › Words › R › rhinocerotrhinocerot/ɹaɪˈnɒsəɹɒt/rhinocerot means the rhinoceros.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rhinocerot ranks #36,608 of 42,749 for Qualifying.rhinocerot is pronounced /ɹaɪˈnɒsəɹɒt/.EtymologyFrom the inflected stem of Latin rhinoceros. Compare Middle French rhinocerote, obsolete Italian rinocerote.nounThe rhinoceros.e.g.“Antoninus Pius the Emperor, did give many gifts unto the people, amongst which were both Tigers and Rhinocerots, (saith Iulius Capitalinus in his life).” — 1551, Edward Topsell, The Historie of Foure-footed Beastes, translation of Historiae Animalium de Quadrupedibus viviparis by Conrad Gesner, published 1607:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).