Rhinoceros . ( Of the lat. ) Rhinoceros, and this of the g ?e???; of ?,?, nose, and?(a?, horn). 1. m. mammal of the order of the Perissodactyla, own torrid zone of Asia and Africa, to be three metres long and one and a half in height up to the cross, with very thick body, short and closed legs feet wide and equipped with three hooves; close head, pointed snout, with the upper lip shaky grounds, able to lengthen, and one or two horns short and hunched in the midline of the nose; skin blackish, strong, hard and without flexibility but the folds; the ears pointed, straight and covered with hair, and the tail short and finished in a tassel of cerd as stiff and hard. Feeds on plants and prefers swampy places is fierce when they irritate him. ? V. beetle Rhinoceros