white rhinoceros


white rhinoceros

noun

Definition of WHITE RHINOCEROS

: a rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) of southern and central Africa that is distinguished from the black rhinoceros especially by larger size and by a squared upper lip lacking a protrusion —called also white rhino

First Known Use of WHITE RHINOCEROS

1838

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