rhinos
Crash of heavyweights
Rhinos is the plural of rhino, a shortened form of rhinoceros—the large, thick-skinned mammal with one or two horns on its snout.
The clipped form is standard in casual speech: The safari took us past a watering hole where rhinos gathered.
In British slang, rhino is also old-fashioned for money, though this use is largely obsolete.
Thick-skinned hoofed mammal
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- ungulateMammal with hooves
- grayNeutral achromatic hue
wrinkled · thick-skinned · calf · crash · solitary · territorial · grazing · wallow
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- hulkingMassive and unwieldy
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- heavyweightHighest combat weight class
ponderous · sturdy · robust · powerful · armored · thick-skinned · imposing · formidable
At risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- vulnerableOpen to attack
CITES · protection · sanctuary · preserve · habitat · deforestation · wildlife · biodiversity
Structural hair protein
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- illegalForbidden by statute
trade · traditional medicine · mythology · symbolism · trophy · carving · powder · demand
Light military off-roader
- savannahTropical grassland ecosystem
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- guideLeader or instruction book
photography · ecotourism · tracker · reserve · bush · veldt · sighting · Kruger
pachyderm
Thick-skinned hoofed mammal
gray · wrinkled · thick-skinned · calf · crash · solitary · territorial · grazing · wallow · mudbath
massive
Extremely large and heavy
heavyweight · ponderous · sturdy · robust · powerful · armored · thick-skinned · imposing · formidable · lumbering
endangered
At risk of extinction
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
vulnerable · CITES · protection · sanctuary · preserve · habitat · deforestation · wildlife · biodiversity · anti-poaching
keratin
Structural hair protein
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
illegal · trade · traditional medicine · mythology · symbolism · trophy · carving · powder · demand · trafficking
jeep
Light military off-roader
- savannahTropical grassland ecosystem
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
guide · photography · ecotourism · tracker · reserve · bush · veldt · sighting · Kruger · Serengeti
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- large herbivoreselephants, African elephants, Asian elephants, hippos, giraffes
- plant-eatersherbivores, grazers, browsers, cows, horses
- savanna wildlifelions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs
- tropical savannalions, elephants, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs
rhinosmice
Small gnawing mammals
shrews · hummingbirds · insects · hamsters · chihuahuas
rhinoschinchillas
Soft-furred mountain rodents
rabbits · Persian cats · mink · otters · jellyfish
rhinosrats
Long-tailed urban pests
pigeons · cockroaches · invasive species · crows · white-tailed deer
- black rhinosEndangered African hooked-lip pachyderms
- white rhinosLarge horned African mammals
- rhino hornLarge mammal's nasal protrusion
- white rhinocerosMassive African two-horned browser
- rhinoceros hornLarge mammal's nasal projection
- rhinoceros hideSkin of horned pachyderm