white rhinoceros

English
A white rhinoceros

Etymology

Perhaps simply from the color (compare black rhino), or perhaps from Dutch wijd (“wide”). See White Rhinoceros#Naming.

Noun

white rhinoceros (plural white rhinoceros or white rhinoceroses)

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

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