Dictionary

rhinocerine en · ADJ

Etymology

From rhinoceros + -ine.

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of rhinoceroses.
   • Regarding us warily, the creature turned its rhinocerine head in our direction.
   • Robert Bakker first challenged the conventional view that ceratopsians' front limbs sprawled, with his own idea that their front limbs had an elephantine or rhinocerine posture. 2002, Allen A. Debus, Diane E. Debus, Dinosaur Memories, Authors Choice Press, page 256:
   • Luckily the saddlebum, following the dictates of his wit if not his predilection, snatched a fan out of his gun belt, leaned forward simpering, and tapped the enraged woman on her rhinocerine upper arm. 2006 [1966], Robert Sheckley, Mindswap, New York: Tom Doherty Associates, page 108:
   • The above appear to have been the only Rhinocerine remains discovered at Oreston... 1870 April 27, “Proceedings of the Geological Society”, in The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, page 458:
   • The old Irish pig had long legs, large, erect ears, an attenuated snout and a light body; he was a roaming, restless brute, with porcupine bristles on his back, a hide of rhinocerine thickness and an aspect grim as a wolf. 1890, “Glimpses of Irish Industries”, in Donahoe's Monthly Magazine, volume XXIII, number 3, page 248:
   • ...to modern eyes, it is startling to see both Megalosaurus and Iguanodon depicted as extremely massive quadrupeds and the latter genus with a sharp, nasal horn. These errors were not unreasonable; rhinocerine lizards were well known to Owen (and indeed, several genera of rhinocerine dinosaurs were discovered subsequently), whereas there were no living parallels to what was, in truth, Iguanodon's spike-like thumb. 1997, William A. S. Sarjeant, “Crystal Palace”, in Philip J. Currie, Kevin Padian, editors, Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs, Elsevier, page 162:

Forms

Relateds

elephantine · hippopotamine

Synonyms

rhinocerotic · rhinocerotine

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