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white rhinoceros

white rhinoceros noun: an African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

white rhinoceros: an African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
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Noun

white rhinoceros (plural white rhinoceros or white rhinoceroses)

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

Synonyms of white rhinoceros

Forms of white rhinoceros

pluralwhite rhinoceros
pluralwhite rhinoceroses

Origin of white rhinoceros

White of unknown origin, perhaps simply from the color (compare black rhinoceros), or perhaps from Dutch wijd (“wide”). See White Rhinoceros#Naming.

Questions about white rhinoceros

What does white rhinoceros mean?
White rhinoceros means an African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
What part of speech is white rhinoceros?
White rhinoceros is a noun.
What is the plural of white rhinoceros?
The plural of white rhinoceros is white rhinoceros.

Words near white rhinoceros in the dictionary

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  2. white rents
  3. white replacement theory
  4. White Revolution
  5. white rhino
  6. white rhinoceros
  7. white rhinoceroses
  8. white rhinos
  9. white rhubarb
  10. white rice
  11. white rices

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