Rhinoceros indicus
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Rhinoceros + indicus (“Indian”), named by Georges Cuvier in 1817.
Proper noun
[edit]- (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocerotidae – one-horned Indian rhinoceros, now known as (Rhinoceros unicornis).
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
- The country of the Burmese, abounding in forests, affords extensive shelter to wild animals. The elephant and the rhinoceros—both the one-horned (R. indicus) and the two-horned (R. sumatranus)—are found in the deep forests of the country.
- 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:
References
[edit]- “Rhinoceros indicus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Rhinoceros indicus at Index to Organism Names
- Rhinoceros indicus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia