white rhinoceros

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Word forms

white rhinoceros white rhinoceroses

Etymology

White of unknown origin, perhaps simply from the color (compare black rhinoceros), or perhaps from Dutch wijd (“wide”). See White Rhinoceros#Naming.

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