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Fun fact: Nashorn is the German word for a Rhinoceros and the literal translation would be "Nosehorn".

And according to Wikipedia: The word rhinoceros is derived through Latin from the Ancient Greek: ῥῑνόκερως, which is composed of ῥῑνο- (rhino-, "nose") and κέρας (keras, "horn").



Also, the correct pronunciation is "naaas-horn" ;-)


A throwaway account just to chime in the pronunciation. Is this what the world is coming to?


In Polish it's similiar - rhinoceros is "Nosorożec" which means "[with] horny nose" literally.

Unicorn is "Jednorożec" which means "[with] one horn".




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