What’s the Plural of Rhinoceros?
Rhinoceros, rhinoceroses and rhinoceri are all accepted to mean more than one of these nose-horned mammals.
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Rhinoceros, rhinoceroses and rhinoceri are all accepted to mean more than one of these nose-horned mammals.
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