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Merck's rhinoceros

Merck's rhinoceros noun: an extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

Noun

Merck's rhinoceros (plural Merck's rhinoceroses)

  1. An extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
    Synonyms:
    forest rhinoceros, forest rhino, Merck's rhino

Synonyms of Merck's rhinoceros

Forms of Merck's rhinoceros

pluralMerck's rhinoceroses

Origin of Merck's rhinoceros

Named after Carl Heinrich Merck, who gave the initial name to the species in 1784 as Rhinoceros incisivus. The widely used junior synonym of the species Rhinoceros mercki dates from 1841, by Johann Jakob Kaup.

Questions about Merck's rhinoceros

What does Merck's rhinoceros mean?
Merck's rhinoceros means an extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.
What part of speech is Merck's rhinoceros?
Merck's rhinoceros is a noun.
What is the plural of Merck's rhinoceros?
The plural of Merck's rhinoceros is Merck's rhinoceroses.

Words near Merck's rhinoceros in the dictionary

  1. mercing
  2. mercing up
  3. mercis
  4. merck
  5. Merck's rhino
  6. Merck's rhinoceros
  7. Merck's rhinos
  8. Merckle
  9. mercks
  10. Mercosur
  11. mercow

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