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Originally Posted by Tonchi
I guess they call it that because it is the shape of the horn on said zoo animal and almost as big.
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Actually, the animal is named that because "rhino" refers to the nose. Thus the medical term "rhinoplasty" being used for a nose job.
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rhinoceros - c.1300, from L. rhinoceros, from Gk. rhinokeros, from rhinos "nose" (a word of unknown origin) + keras "horn." Shortened form rhino is first attested 1884.
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Sounds scary as hell, Tonchi.