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white rhinoceros

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
white rhinoceros
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

white rhinoceroses (plural)

Synonyms

square-lipped rhinoceros ceratotherium simum diceros simus

Questions

What does white rhinoceros mean?
An African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).
Where does white rhinoceros come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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