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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've learnt that rhinoceros is rhino-ceros, from Greek meaning nose-horn.

[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's literally their name in German (Nashorn), Dutch (Neushoorn), and the Nordic languages (S: Noshörning, DK: Næsehorn, N: Na/eshorn).

[-] Kallioapina@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

In finnish its sarvikuono, or "hornsnout"

[-] Noodle07@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago
[-] halva@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

yeah same in russian (nosorog), ukrainian (nosorih), slovak (nosorožec), serbian (nosorog) and probs all other slavic languages xd

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