variants:
or white rhino
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
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The first known use of white rhinoceros was in 1801
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