Rhinoceros indicus

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Rhinoceros + indicus (Indian), named by Georges Cuvier in 1817.

Proper noun[edit]

Rhinoceros indicus m

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocerotidae – one-horned Indian rhinoceros, now known as (Rhinoceros unicornis).
    Synonyms: Indian rhino, greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros

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