Phrase guide

white rhinoceros

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An African species of rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ceratotherium simum, Diceros simus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rhinoceros, rhino

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: witrenoster — Ceratotherium simum
  • Bulgarian: бял носорог (bjal nosorog) — Ceratotherium simum
  • Catalan: rinoceront blanc — Ceratotherium simum
  • Dutch: witte neushoorn — Ceratotherium simum
  • Finnish: valkosarvikuono — Ceratotherium simum
  • Finnish: leveähuulisarvikuono — Ceratotherium simum
  • French: rhinocéros blanc — Ceratotherium simum
  • German: Breitmaulnashorn — Ceratotherium simum
  • Greek: λευκός ρινόκερος (lefkós rinókeros) — Ceratotherium simum
  • Italian: rinoceronte bianco — Ceratotherium simum
  • Korean: 흰코뿔소 (huinkoppulso) — Ceratotherium simum
  • Polish: nosorożec biały — Ceratotherium simum
  • Romanian: rinocer alb — Ceratotherium simum
  • Russian: бе́лый носоро́г (bélyj nosoróg) — Ceratotherium simum
  • Spanish: rinoceronte blanco — Ceratotherium simum
  • Swedish: trubbnoshörning — Ceratotherium simum
  • Venda: tshugulu — Ceratotherium simum
  • Zulu: uḿduzu — Ceratotherium simum
  • Zulu: uḿkhombo — Ceratotherium simum