Rhi*noc"e*ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;, the nose + &?;&?;&?; a
horn: cf. F. rhinocéros. See Horn.]
(Zoöl.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera
Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the
family Rhinocerotidæ, 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.
&fist; The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
(Rhinoceros Indicus and R. 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.
Rhinoceros auk (Zoöl.), an auk of
the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous
horn on top of the bill. -- Rhinoceros beetle
(Zoöl.), a very large beetle of the genus
Dynastes, having a horn on the head. -- Rhinoceros
bird. (Zoöl.) (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.
Rhi*noc"e*ros (?), n. [L., fr. Gr.
&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;. &?;&?;&?;, the nose + &?;&?;&?; a
horn: cf. F. rhinocéros. See Horn.]
(Zoöl.) Any pachyderm belonging to the genera
Rhinoceros, Atelodus, and several allied genera of the
family Rhinocerotidæ, 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.
&fist; The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
(Rhinoceros Indicus and R. 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.
Rhinoceros auk (Zoöl.), an auk of
the North Pacific (Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous
horn on top of the bill. -- Rhinoceros beetle
(Zoöl.), a very large beetle of the genus
Dynastes, having a horn on the head. -- Rhinoceros
bird. (Zoöl.) (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.
