white rhinoceros
белый носорог
Breitmaulnashorn
An African species of rhinocerosAn African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
Meaning
1 sensesAn African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
Breitmaulnashorn
бе́лый носоро́гbélyj nosoróg
More definitions
- large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Ceratotherium simum:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Ceratotherium simum:
Origin
White of unknown origin, perhaps simply from the color (compare black rhinoceros), or perhWhite 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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Forms
plural: white rhinoceros / white rhinoceroses| Singular | white rhinoceros |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros:Ceratotherium simumDiceros simus
See also
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