renoster
Afrikaans
FWOTD – 26 June 2020
Etymology
From Dutch renoster, from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈnɔstər/
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Noun
renoster (plural renosters, diminutive renostertjie)
- rhino; rhinoceros
- 1990, Conserva, page 400:
- Die feit dat daar in Kenia al hele renostertroppe uitgewis is in een nag en individuele renosters gekaap en doodgemaak is op pad na natuurreservate, het Anna Merz tot aksie gedwing.
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Hyponyms
Derived terms
- renosteragtig
- renosterbul
- renosterhoring
- renosterkalf
- renosterkoei
- renosterspoor
- swartrenoster
- witrenoster
Dutch

Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌrəˈnɔs.tər/
- Hyphenation: re‧nos‧ter
- Rhymes: -ɔstər
Derived terms
- renosterhoorn
Descendants
- Afrikaans: renoster
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