That means we could also use bicorn, tricorn, etc.

  • dream_weasel
    120·
    10 months ago

    Wait until you find out the depth of creativity contained in the naming of the “rhinoceros”.

    • someguy3OP
      150·
      10 months ago

      The word rhinoceros is derived through Latin from the Ancient Greek: ῥῑνόκερως, which is composed of ῥῑνο- (rhino-, “nose”) and κέρας (keras, “horn”) with a horn on the nose. The name has been in use since the 14th century.[8]

      Little harder than uni and corn but still good

      • Bazoogle
        40·
        10 months ago10 months ago

        To be fair, it’s a little easier if you’re in the medical field, because rhino- is actually used as a medical prefix

        An ear, nose, throat doctor’s full title is actually Otorhinolaryngology

      • dream_weasel
        20·
        10 months ago

        Means you can make up your own animals with horns in silly places and in arbitrary numbering:

        Tesseracephaceros, for example. I’m no etymologist but I think he’s got four horns on his head.

    • ඞmir
      20·
      10 months ago

      In Dutch they are actually called nosehorns