rhinoceros
Dictionary entries
- Entry →rhinoceros, rhinocerotis:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
rhinoceros (African or Indian); rhinoceros horn oil-flask;
nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
de Spectaculis
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial) from EPIGRAMMATON LIBRI
"...tota tibi, Caesar, harena quae non promisit proelia rhinoceros. O quam terribilis exarsit pronus in iras! Quantus erat..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fronte me iuvencus: Verum rhinocerota me putabas. LIII Rhinoceros Nuper in Ausonia domini spectatus harena Hic erit ille..."
