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PRONUNCIATION OF RHINOCEROS HORN

rhinoceros horn  [raɪˈnɒsərəs hɔːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RHINOCEROS HORN

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Rhinoceros horn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RHINOCEROS HORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rhinoceros horn

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros /raɪˈnɒsərəs/, often abbreviated as rhino, is a group of five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. Members of the rhinoceros family are characterized by their large size; as well as by an herbivorous diet; a thick protective skin, 1.5–5 cm thick, formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure; relatively small brains for mammals this size; and a large horn. They generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter, if necessary. Unlike other perissodactyls, the two African species of rhinoceros lack teeth at the front of their mouths, relying instead on their powerful premolar and molar teeth to grind up plant food. Rhinoceros are killed by humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market, and which are used by some cultures for ornamental or traditional medicinal purposes. East Asia, specifically Vietnam, is the largest market for rhino horns. Rhino horns cost as much as gold on the black market.

Definition of rhinoceros horn in the English dictionary

The definition of rhinoceros horn in the dictionary is the horn of a rhinoceros. Other definition of rhinoceros horn is the horn of a rhinoceros used in powdered form by traditional Chinese medicine practitioners to treat life-threatening fevers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RHINOCEROS HORN


alphorn
ˈælpˌhɔːn
bighorn
ˈbɪɡˌhɔːn
buckhorn
ˈbʌkˌhɔːn
bullhorn
ˈbʊlˌhɔːn
flugelhorn
ˈfluːɡəlˌhɔːn
foghorn
ˈfɒɡˌhɔːn
greenhorn
ˈɡriːnˌhɔːn
hartshorn
ˈhɑːtsˌhɔːn
haun
hɔːn
horn
hɔːn
leghorn
ˈlɛɡˌhɔːn
longhorn
ˈlɒŋˌhɔːn
Matterhorn
ˈmætəˌhɔːn
pronghorn
ˈprɒŋˌhɔːn
saxhorn
ˈsæksˌhɔːn
shoehorn
ˈʃuːˌhɔːn
shorthorn
ˈʃɔːtˌhɔːn
Strayhorn
ˈstreɪˌhɔːn
waldhorn
ˈwɔːldˌhɔːn
Weisshorn
ˈvaɪsˌhɔːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RHINOCEROS HORN

rhino
rhino horn
rhinoceri
rhinocerical
rhinoceros
rhinoceros beetle
rhinoceros bird
rhinocerot
rhinocerote
rhinocerotic
rhinolalia
rhinolith
rhinological
rhinologist
rhinology
rhinophyma
rhinoplastic
rhinoplasty
rhinorrhagia
rhinorrhoea

WORDS THAT END LIKE RHINOCEROS HORN

acoustic horn
alto horn
bass horn
basset horn
blackthorn
blow one´s horn
English horn
exponential horn
firethorn
French horn
hawthorn
hunting horn
Little Bighorn
post horn
powder horn
rhino horn
shorn
stag´s horn
Texas longhorn
thorn

Synonyms and antonyms of rhinoceros horn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rhinoceros horn» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RHINOCEROS HORN

Find out the translation of rhinoceros horn to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rhinoceros horn from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rhinoceros horn» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犀牛角
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuerno de rinoceronte
570 millions of speakers

English

rhinoceros horn
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गैंडा सींग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحيد القرن قرن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рог носорога
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corno de rinoceronte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গণ্ডার শিং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corne de rhinocéros
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanduk rhinoceros
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rhinozeroshorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サイの角
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

코뿔소 의 뿔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sungu badhak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sừng tê giác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காண்டாமிருக கொம்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गेंडा शिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gergedan boynuzları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corno di rinoceronte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rogi nosorożca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ріг носорога
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

corn de rinocer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεράτων ρινόκερου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

renoster se horing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

noshörningshorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neshorn horn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rhinoceros horn

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RHINOCEROS HORN»

The term «rhinoceros horn» is normally little used and occupies the 128.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RHINOCEROS HORN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rhinoceros horn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHINOCEROS HORN»

Discover the use of rhinoceros horn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rhinoceros horn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The art of rhinoceros horn carving in China
The Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China is an outstanding illustrated survey of pieces from some of the world's finest and most unusual private and public collections.During her years as Far Eastern Curator at the Chester Beatty Library ...
Jan Chapman, 1999
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Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros ...
As recently as ten years ago, out of every ten African elephants that died, four fell at the hands of poachers.
Ronald Orenstein, 2013
3
Food in China: A Cultural and Historical Inquiry
Rhinoceros horn was believed to be sensitive to the presence of toxins, and was used to counter arrow poisons, the bites of noxious snakes, and poisons of other kinds. It was said that cups of rhinoceros horn would sweat when poison was ...
Frederick J. Simoons, 1990
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A Gāndhārī Version of the Rhinoceros Sūtra: British Library ...
One may suspect that their choices were influenced in part by the greater felicity, in English translation at least, of a phrase like "wander alone like the rhinoceros" than "wander alone like the rhinoceros horn," which, in Jamison's words, ...
Richard Salomon, 2000
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Chinese Art: A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery
the Chinese considered rhinoceros horn to be an antidote to poison, and many still believe they can cure a wide range of illnesses, from skin diseases to heart trouble and erectile dysfunction, despite any proof of their efficacy in any of these  ...
Patricia Bjaaland Welch, 2008
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Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for ...
After a list of all the symptoms that rhinoceros horn (xi jiao) can alleviate, there is this note: “The rhinoceros is an endangered species. Please use water buffalo horn as a substitute.” Chryssee and Esmond Martin observed in a 1991 book that  ...
Richard Ellis, 2013
7
Sex, Marriage, and Family in World Religions
Don S. Browning, Martha Christian Green, John Witte. Having torn one's fetters asunder, like a fish breaking a net in the water, not returning, like a fire (not goingback) towhat is (already) burned,one should wander solitary as a rhinoceros horn.
Don S. Browning, Martha Christian Green, John Witte, 2013
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Symbols of Excellence: Precious Materials as Expressions of ...
Indeed rhinoceros horn is one of the few materials regarded as precious in the past not to appear inherently attractive to most modern observers. When King Gustav VI Adolph of Sweden18 turned his attention to objects made of this material in ...
Grahame Clark, 1986
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Return of the Unicorns: Natural History and Conservation of ...
covet jambiya made from rhinoceros horn. Dagger handles may even be a much bigger problem than traditional Chinese medicine, as the known demand is larger and the main consuming country has not yet banned domestic trade.
Eric Dinerstein, 2013
10
Ten Lectures on the Use of Medicinals from the Personal ...
Xijiao (rhinoceros horn)6 is cold in nature and bitter and salty in flavor. It primarily clears construction and cools the blood, and also resolves toxin and stabilizes fright. For warm disease with heat entering the construction aspect, which is ...
Shude Jiao, Nigel Wiseman, Andrew Ellis, 2003

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHINOCEROS HORN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rhinoceros horn is used in the context of the following news items.
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Illegal Rhino Horn Sale in Iowa Illuminates Need for Conservation …
DES MOINES, Iowa – After an Iowa taxidermist pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling two endangered black rhinoceros horns to an ivory trafficker across the ... «whotv.com, May 15»
2
Minnesota Professor Accused Of Smuggling Elephant Ivory And …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A St. Cloud State University philosophy professor was arrested Tuesday on charges of conspiring to smuggle rhinoceros horns and ... «Huffington Post, Mar 15»
3
Rhino horn smuggler Tony Guan from BC sentenced to 30 months in …
An antiques dealer from Richmond, B.C. who pleaded guilty to smuggling rhinoceros horns, elephant ivory and coral has been sentenced to two and a half years ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
4
Rhino horn smuggling guilty plea entered by BC man
A Canadian antiques dealer swept up in a U.S. crackdown on illegal trafficking in rhinoceros horns pleaded guilty Tuesday to a wildlife smuggling charge. «CBC.ca, Nov 14»
5
Leader of rhino horn smuggling ring sentenced to nearly six years in …
NEWARK — The leader of an international crime ring that traded in prized rhinoceros horns was sentenced to nearly six years in prison today, one of the ... «NJ.com, May 14»
6
Rhino Horns Put Europe's Museums on Thieves' Must-Visit List
Never mind that their target, a large rhinoceros horn, was still attached to its owner, ... Grabbing a pair of additional horns (and the rhino skull they belonged to) ... «New York Times, Aug 11»
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Britain urges Asia to act over surging trade in rhinoceros horn
Britain is to ask China, Vietnam and other Asian countries to tell their citizens that rhino horn has no medicinal value, in an attempt to halt a wave of rhino ... «The Independent, Aug 11»
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$1.5m Chinese cups made of rhinoceros horn show up at Antiques …
At the Roadshow's stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a man walked into the city's Convention Centre with a set of five Chinese cups carved from rhinoceros horns. «Daily Mail, Jul 11»
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Elle Macpherson in hot water after admitting she uses illegal rhino
The 47-year-old supermodel and host of "Britain's Next Top Model" told the Times of London that she eats powdered rhinoceros horn as a beauty treatment. «New York Daily News, Jul 10»

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