white rhinoceros

noun

An African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Similar
square-lipped rhinocerosCeratotherium simumDiceros simus
OriginDutch wijd →
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Meanings

nounwhite rhinoceros (plural white rhinoceros or white rhinoceroses)

plural white rhinoceroses

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

    Synonyms: square-lipped rhinoceros

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Similar
square-lipped rhinoceros

More synonyms by meaning

nounlarge light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros

Similar
Ceratotherium simumDiceros simus
Broader
rhinocerosrhino
Also see
square-lipped rhinoceros

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Dutchwijd“wide”
  2. Englishwhite rhinoceros

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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Translations

Afrikaans witrenoster
  • witrenosterCeratotherium simum
Bulgarian бял носорог
  • бял носорог (bjal nosorog)Ceratotherium simum
Catalan rinoceront blanc
  • rinoceront blancCeratotherium simum
Dutch witte neushoorn
  • witte neushoornCeratotherium simum
Finnish valkosarvikuono, leveähuulisarvikuono
  • valkosarvikuonoCeratotherium simum
  • leveähuulisarvikuonoCeratotherium simum
French rhinocéros blanc
  • rhinocéros blancCeratotherium simum
German Breitmaulnashorn
  • BreitmaulnashornCeratotherium simum
Greek λευκός ρινόκερος
  • λευκός ρινόκερος (lefkós rinókeros)Ceratotherium simum
Italian rinoceronte bianco
  • rinoceronte biancoCeratotherium simum
Korean 흰코뿔소
  • 흰코뿔소 (huinkoppulso)Ceratotherium simum
Polish nosorożec biały
  • nosorożec białyCeratotherium simum
Romanian rinocer alb
  • rinocer albCeratotherium simum
Russian бе́лый носоро́г
  • бе́лый носоро́г (bélyj nosoróg)Ceratotherium simum
Spanish rinoceronte blanco
  • rinoceronte blancoCeratotherium simum
Swedish trubbnoshörning
  • trubbnoshörningCeratotherium simum
Zulu uḿduzu, uḿkhombo
  • uḿduzuCeratotherium simum
  • uḿkhomboCeratotherium simum
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