An Entry Saturday, June 13, 2026
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White rhinoceros in its natural habitat.

Plate XXXVI. White rhinoceros in its natural habitat.

Photo by Keith Markilie on Unsplash

Rhinoceros

/rye-NOSS-er-us/  n.
  1. 1. A large, thick-skinned ungulate of the family Rhinocerotidae, notable for its substantial horn and serious mass, especially when viewed from behind in its natural habitat.
  2. 2. colloq. The kind of heavy unit that commands the veld with shameless bulk; all rear, no rush.
In a sentence:

"A thiccc rhinoceros ambled through the South African veld, its silhouette blocking out the horizon. The veld just had to deal with it."

Etymology:

From Greek rhino (nose) + keras (horn), referring to the prominent nasal feature. Clearly, someone was looking at the wrong end.

From the desk

Filed by

Spider HennessyField Correspondent

It blocked the entire horizon and the veld just stood there and took it. Filing it.

Ruling ADMITTED, WITH A FOOTNOTE

Bart PrussSenior Cataloguer

Worse entries have come through. The walrus was worse. The silhouette claim stands. The veld's reaction is not a measurement. It stays.

In the margin

Eliza HartwellStaff Writer

The etymology admits someone named this animal by the nose and then the animal turned around and made that a very embarrassing choice.

JonCirculation Manager

The rhinoceros can weigh over two tons and the horn is not the heaviest part.

Frequently asked

Is a rhinoceros thiccc?

Yes. Rhinoceros was admitted to the Thiccctionary on June 13, 2026 and filed in the Natural Specimens section. The ruling on file: Admitted, with a footnote. Every subject in the catalogue is judged on its curves, not its size.

What makes a rhinoceros thiccc?

The kind of heavy unit that commands the veld with shameless bulk; all rear, no rush.

Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?

Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).

Sources

  1. Photograph by Keith Markilie, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate XXXVI.
  2. Direct ruling URL: thiccctionary.com/is/rhinoceros-thiccc/, the shareable "Is a rhinoceros thiccc?" page.
  3. Cross-reference: Thiccctionary A-Z, R.
  4. Catalogued under: Natural Specimens. See related entries below.
  5. Editorial review: ruled admitted, with a footnote by the desk. Objections on file.

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