white rhinoceros

white rhinoceros
An African species of rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum.
Syn: square-lipped rhinoceros

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  • White Rhinoceros — White Rhinoceros[1] White rhinoceros in Kruger Park Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • White rhinoceros — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white rhinoceros — baltasis raganosis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Ceratotherium simum angl. square lipped rhinoceros; white rhinoceros; wide mouthed rhinoceros vok. Breitmaulnashorn rus. белый носорог pranc.… …   Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas

  • white rhinoceros — Umhofo Um*ho fo, n. (Zo[ o]l.) An African two horned rhinoceros ({Atelodus simus} or {Rhinoceros simus}); called also {chukuru}, and {white rhinoceros}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • white rhinoceros — /waɪt raɪˈnɒsərəs/ (say wuyt ruy nosuhruhs) noun a two horned rhinoceros, Rhinoceros simus, of Africa, characterised by wide square lips. {white from Afrikaans wyd wide (so called on account of its broad lips), influenced by white} …  

  • white rhinoceros — noun Date: 1838 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • white rhinoceros — noun large light grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros • Syn: ↑Ceratotherium simum, ↑Diceros simus • Hypernyms: ↑rhinoceros, ↑rhino …   Useful english dictionary

  • Northern White Rhinoceros — A male northern white rhinoceros at the San Diego Wild Animal Park Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Rhinoceros blanc — Rhinocéros blanc Rhinocéros blanc …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rhinoceros Indicus — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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