English Explanatory Dictionary

Merck's rhinoceros

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

Word forms

Merck's rhinoceros Merck's rhinoceroses

Etymology

Named after Carl Heinrich Merck, who gave the initial name to the species in 1784 as Rhinoceros incisivus. The widely used junior synonym of the species Rhinoceros mercki dates from 1841, by Johann Jakob Kaup.

Synonyms

forest rhinoceros forest rhino Merck's rhino
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