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fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc[ e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros}, {Atelodus}, and several allied genera of the family {Rhinocerotid[ae]}, of which several living, and many extinct, species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually have either one or two stout conical median horns on the snout. [1913 Webster] Note: The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
({Rhinoceros Indicus} and {Rhinoceros Sondaicus}) have
incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the
very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or
three African species belong to {Atelodus}, and have
two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor
and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian,
two-horned species belong to {Ceratohinus}, in which
incisor and canine teeth are present. See {Borele}, and
{Keitloa}.
[1913 Webster]
Rhinoceros auk (Zo"ol.), an auk of the North Pacific
({Cerorhina monocrata}) which has a deciduous horn on top
of the bill.
Rhinoceros beetle (Zo"ol.), a very large beetle of the
genus {Dynastes}, having a horn on the head.
Rhinoceros bird. (Zo"ol.)
(a) A large hornbill ({Buceros rhinoceros}), native of the
East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on
the bill. Called also {rhinoceros hornbill}. See
{Hornbill}.
(b) An African beefeater ({Buphaga Africana}). It alights on
the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic
insects.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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