renoster

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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)

  1. 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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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhīnocerōs, from Ancient Greek ῥῑνόκερως (rhīnókerōs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌrəˈnɔs.tər/
  • Hyphenation: re‧nos‧ter
  • Rhymes: -ɔstər

Noun

renoster m (plural renosters)

  1. (obsolete) rhinoceros [from ca. 1600]
    Synonym: neushoorn

Derived terms

  • renosterhoorn

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: renoster
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