How do you say “rhinoceros” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "rhinoceros" in Vietnamese?

"Rhinoceros" in Vietnamese is tê giác (a rhinoceros).

“Rhinoceros” in Vietnamese is tê giác (a rhinoceros).

Vietnamese words for “rhinoceros”

tê giácnoun
Hanoi [te˧˧ zaːk̚˧˦] · Saigon [tej˧˧ jaːk̚˦˥]tê level giác rising
a rhinoceros
for “rhinoceros” meaning: Any large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
- Tôi không phải là tê giác, tôi không phải hổ, nhưng có gì đó thôi thúc tôi đến với thiên nhiên khô cằn này.I am not a rhinoceros, I am not a tiger, but I am led into this barren wild...

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