"rhino" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-rhino.ogg [Australia]
enPR: rīʹnō Rhymes: -aɪnəʊ Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} rhino (uncountable)
  1. (slang, now rare) Money. Tags: archaic, slang, uncountable Synonyms: rino
    Sense id: en-rhino-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹaɪ.nəʊ/ [UK], /ˈɹaɪ.noʊ/ [US] Audio: En-au-rhino.ogg [Australia] Forms: rhinos [plural]
enPR: rīʹnō Rhymes: -aɪnəʊ Etymology: Clipping of rhinoceros. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|rhinoceros}} Clipping of rhinoceros Head templates: {{en-noun}} rhino (plural rhinos)
  1. (colloquial) A rhinoceros. Tags: colloquial Derived forms: black rhino, Indian rhino, Javan rhino, Merck's rhino, narrow-nosed rhino, rhinoless, rhinolike, Sumatran rhino, white rhino, woolly rhino Translations (short form of rhinoceros): rhino [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-rhino-en-noun-zvBsvRX-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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