white rhinoceros

English

A white rhinoceros

Etymology

White is said to be by confusion with Dutch wijd (“wide”). See White_Rhinoceros#Naming.

Noun

white rhinoceros (plural white rhinoceros or white rhinoceroses)

An African species of rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum.

Synonyms

square-lipped rhinoceros

Translations

Ceratotherium simum

Afrikaans: witrenoster (af)
Finnish: valkosarvikuono, leveähuulisarvikuono
German: Breitmaulnashorn n

Romanian: rinocerul alb m
Spanish: rinoceronte blanco m
Swedish: trubbnoshörning (sv) c

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