# The Rhinoceros — Nonsense Books character guide

> The Rhinoceros in Nonsense Books by Edward Lear.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0091-one-hundred-nonsense-pictures-and-rhymes

## Who they are

A rhinoceros mentioned in a nonsense rhyme.

## In the story

### [Nonsense Alphabets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/nonsense_books_se/chapters/nonsense-alphabets)

Not directly named, but 'R was a rabbit' and 'R was a rattlesnake' appear; no direct match for rhinoceros in excerpts.

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