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PRONUNCIATION OF WOOLLY RHINOCEROS

woolly rhinoceros  [ˈwʊlɪ raɪˈnɒsərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOOLLY RHINOCEROS

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Woolly rhinoceros is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WOOLLY RHINOCEROS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

woolly rhinoceros

Woolly rhinoceros

The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was common throughout Europe and northern Asia during the Pleistocene epoch and survived the last glacial period. The genus name Coelodonta means "cavity tooth". The woolly rhinoceros was a member of the Pleistocene megafauna.

Definition of woolly rhinoceros in the English dictionary

The definition of woolly rhinoceros in the dictionary is an extinct rhinoceros; Coelodonta antiquitatis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOOLLY RHINOCEROS


acerous
ˈæsərəs
adipocerous
ˌædɪˈpɒsərəs
anserous
ˈænsərəs
apsaras
ˈʌpsərəs
brachycerous
bræˈkɪsərəs
cancerous
ˈkænsərəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
dinoceras
daɪˈnɒsərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
Monoceros
məˈnɒsərəs
monocerous
mɒˈnɒsərəs
noncancerous
ˌnɒnˈkænsərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
rhinoceros
raɪˈnɒsərəs
rhopalocerous
ˌrəʊpəˈlɒsərəs
sorcerous
ˈsɔːsərəs
susurrous
ˈsjuːsərəs
susurrus
ˈsjuːsərəs
ulcerous
ˈʌlsərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOOLLY RHINOCEROS

woolled
woollen
woollens
Woolley
woollier
woollies
woolliest
woollily
woolliness
woolly
woolly bear
woolly indris
woolly mammoth
woolly pully
woolly spider monkey
woolly thistle
woolly-minded
woollyback
woollybutt
woolman

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOOLLY RHINOCEROS

Andros
Ballesteros
Barros
Comoros
dipteros
Eros
Gros
Maros
Matamoros
monopteros
Negros
Nidaros
ouroboros
Pharos
pros
Santiago de los Caballeros
Tiros
Union of the Comoros
white rhinoceros
Ximenes de Cisneros

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

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Translation of «woolly rhinoceros» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

披毛犀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rinoceronte lanudo
570 millions of speakers

English

woolly rhinoceros
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊनी गैंडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وحيد القرن صوفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шерстистого носорога
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rinoceronte lanudo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশুপাখি গণ্ডার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rhinocéros laineux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Badak bulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wollnashorn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウーリーサイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

털 코뿔소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Badhak lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tê giác lông mịn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கம்பளி காண்டாமிருகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोकरीचे गेंडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yünlü gergedanlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinoceronte lanoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nosorożca włochatego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шерстистого носорога
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rinocer lânos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλλιαρός ρινόκερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wollerige renoster
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ullig noshörning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

woolly neshorn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woolly rhinoceros

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOOLLY RHINOCEROS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOOLLY RHINOCEROS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOOLLY RHINOCEROS»

Discover the use of woolly rhinoceros in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woolly rhinoceros and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Woolly Rhinoceros
Follows a woolly rhinoceros through her day as she encounters many other inhabitants of her prehistoric world.
Rupert Oliver, Andrew Howatt, 1987
2
Woolly Rhinoceros
Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the prehistoric relative of modern-day rhino.
Michael P. Goecke, 2010
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Woolly Rhinoceros
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was common throughout Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch and survived the last glacial period.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Quaternary Extinctions: A Prehistoric Revolution
In western Europe the woolly rhinoceros is known from the Mindel (Franken- hausen, Bornhausen), where the molars are less specialized than in later forms ( Sickenberg 1962). The woolly rhino became-very numerous in the Riss. On the ...
Paul S. Martin, Richard G. Klein, 1989
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The Creationist Writings of Byron C. Nelson
X. As is the case with the mammoth so also woolly rhinoceros remains have been discovered with the hair and flesh still on. In 1907 the tar-pits of Saturnia, Poland, yielded up the bodies of a mammoth and of a hairy rhinoceros, both well ...
Byron Christopher Nelson, Paul Nelson, 1995
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Pleistocene Mammals of Europe
Presumably this indicates survival well into 4-Wiirm. The steppe rhinoceros is closely related to the Etruscan rhinoceros and may represent an offshoot from early representatives of that group [16; 262; 316]. The Woolly Rhinoceros, Coelodonta ...
Björn Kurtén, 1968
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Issues in Analysis, Measurement, Monitoring, Imaging, and ...
“The extinct woolly rhinoceros Coelodonta antiquitatis is a prominent member of the Mammuthus-Coelodonta faunal complex, but its biology is poorly known, partly because very few specimens with well-preserved soft tissues have been ...
‎2012
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Tundra-Taiga Biology
The renowned large herbivores, mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) and Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis), became extinct, while others such as Muskoxen (Ovibus moschatus) (Figure 2.21), horse (Equus caballus), Saiga ( Saiga ...
R. M. M. Crawford, 2013
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Return of the Unicorns: Natural History and Conservation of ...
Perhaps the most famous member of this lineage was the woolly rhinoceros ( Coelodonta antiquitatis), which appeared in the Pleistocene in China and moved westward into Europe. In the Upper Pleistocene, the woolly rhinoceros ranged from ...
Eric Dinerstein, 2013
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The Cenozoic Era: Age of Mammals
Woolly Rhinoceros The woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) is an extinct species of rhinoceros found in fossil deposits of the Pleistocene Epoch in Europe, North Africa, and Asia. It probably evolved from an earlier form, Dicerorhinus, ...
John P. Rafferty, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOOLLY RHINOCEROS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woolly rhinoceros is used in the context of the following news items.
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First ever remains of baby woolly rhino discovered in Siberia
You might have heard of the woolly mammoth, but paleontologists have unearthed a well-preserved baby woolly rhinoceros in Siberia's Sakha Republic. «Fox News, Mar 15»
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10000-year-old woolly rhino carcass discovered with fur, eyes and …
The frozen remains of a baby woolly rhinoceros thought to be over 10,000 years old have been discovered in one of the coldest parts of northern Russia. «The Independent, Feb 15»
3
Meet Sasha - the world's only baby woolly rhino
The discovery of the baby woolly rhinoceros preserved in permafrost was described as 'sensational' by local palaeontologists in Russia's largest region. «The Siberian Times, Feb 15»
4
Horny beast: Woolly rhino skull buried for quarter of million years …
The fossil of a woolly rhinoceros skull believed to be 250,000 YEARS OLD has been discovered in Cambridgeshire. The one-metre-long bone was found by a ... «Mirror.co.uk, Oct 14»
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13300 year old spear made of woolly rhinoceros horn found on …
'This year we found a spear made of woolly rhino horn and if all the information is confirmed, it will be the northernmost point where a human implement was ... «The Siberian Times, Sep 14»
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What killed the woolly mammoth? New clues.
Most images of Woolly Mammoth depict them in grasslands, such as this ... over the extinction of Arctic woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, steppe bison, horse, ... «EarthSky, Feb 14»
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Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil Tells Coelodonta Extinction Story Via Its …
The arctic used to be the home to a diverse set of creatures many years ago, ranging from camels to woolly mammoths to the woolly rhinoceros. Scientists ... «The Inquisitr, Feb 14»
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The remarkable life appearance of the Woolly rhino
One of the Pleistocene mammals depicted without fail in popular books – encyclopedias of prehistoric life and the like – is the Woolly rhinoceros Coelodonta ... «Scientific American, Nov 13»
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Woolly rhino site reveals ancient British temperature
Scientists studying an exceptionally well-preserved woolly rhinoceros have revealed details of what Britain's environment was like 42,000 years ago. The beast's ... «BBC News, Mar 13»
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Prehistoric rhino reveals secrets
The preserved body of a woolly rhinoceros has revealed new insights into how this now extinct giant animal once lived. The woolly rhino was once one of the ... «BBC News, Dec 12»

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