*rhin*

n. a natural family of large wading birds resembling the plovers; the stone curlews.
Syn. -- family Burhinidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. type genus of the Burhinidae, comprising the stone curlews.
Syn. -- genus Burhinus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genu sof fur seals.
Syn. -- genus Callorhinus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. kata`rris with hanging or curved nose; kata` down + "ri`s, "rino`s nose. ] (Zool.) One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close together and turned downward. See Monkey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; in + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose: cf. F. errhin. ] (Med.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. -- a. Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. gymno`s naked + "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose. ] (Zool.) Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Holo + Gr.&unr_;, nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nasal bones contiguous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. lepto`s small + "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nose narrow; -- said especially of the skull. Opposed to platyrhine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose. ] (Zool.) The Marsipobranchiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. murrhinus, fr. murrha: cf. F. murrhin. ] Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

Murrhine glass, glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Murrhine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Phyllo- + Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to Phyllorhina and other related genera of bats that have a leaflike membrane around the nostrils. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Platy + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; -- opposed to leptorhine. -- n. (Zool.) One of the Platyrhini. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; broad + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose. ] (Zool.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey. [ Written also Platyrrhini. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. pro- + rhinal. ] (Anat.) Situated in front of the nasal chambers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, the nose. ] (Anat.) Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, nose + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; star. ] (Zool.) The borele. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. ryne. See Run. ] A water course; a ditch. [ Written also rean. ] [ Prov. Eng. ] Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Rhinencephala [ NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + 'egke`falos the brain. ] (Anat.) The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz. ] A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + -itis. ] (Med.) Inflammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymol. uncertain. ] Gold and silver, or money. [ Cant ] W. Wagstaffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

As long as the rhino lasted. Marryat. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A combining form from Greek &unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, the nose, as in rhinolith, rhinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the rhinoceros, or his horn. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinocéros. See Horn. ] (Zool.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family Rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses (Rhinoceros Indicus and Rhinoceros Sondaicus) have incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or three African species belong to Atelodus, and have two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian, two-horned species belong to Ceratohinus, in which incisor and canine teeth are present. See Borele, and Keitloa. [ 1913 Webster ]

Rhinoceros auk (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top of the bill. --
Rhinoceros beetle (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus Dynastes, having a horn on the head. --
Rhinoceros bird. (Zool.) (a) A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See Hornbill. (b) An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A rhinoceros. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Rhino- + -lite, -lith. ] (Med.) A concretion formed within the cavities of the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to rhinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in rhinology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -logy. ] The science which treats of the nose, and its diseases. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; crest. ] (Zool.) Any species of the genus Rhinilophus, or family Rhinolophidae, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a horseshoe bat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + Gr. fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also dorsal tentacles. See Illust. under Pygobranchia, and Opisthobranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Rhino- + -plastic: cf. F. rhinoplastique. ] (Surg.) Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -plasty: cf. F. rhinoplastie. ] Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another person. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + Gr. pw^ma a lid. ] (Zool.) Any old-world bat of the genus Rhinopoma. The rhinopomes have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves and tombs. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Rhino- + scleroma. ] (Med.) A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat. J. V. Shoemaker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -scope. ] A small mirror for use in rhinoscopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Rhino- + -scopy. ] (Physiol.) The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares, etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the pharynx. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Rhinothecae [ NL., from gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, the nose + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; case. ] (Zool.) The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Schizo- + rhinal. ] 1. (Anat.) Having the nasal bones separate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward in the form of a slit. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Siphon + rhinal. ] (Zool.) Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A siphorhinal bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; a turning + &unr_;, &unr_;, the nose. ] (Zool.) Same as Lemuroidea. [ 1913 Webster ]