Definition of Ceratotherium simum

1. Noun. Large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros.

Exact synonyms: Diceros Simus, White Rhinoceros
Generic synonyms: Rhino, Rhinoceros

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceratotherium Simum

Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Ceratophyllaceae
Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllum
Ceratophyllus
Ceratopogon
Ceratopsia
Ceratopsidae
Ceratopteris
Ceratopteris pteridioides
Ceratopteris thalictroides
Ceratostomataceae
Ceratostomella
Ceratostomella ulmi
Ceratotherium
Ceratotherium simum (current term)
Cerberean
Cerberian
Cerberus
Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidium
Cercidium floridum
Cercis
Cercis canadenis
Cercis occidentalis
Cercomonas
Cercopidae
Cercopithecoidea

Literary usage of Ceratotherium simum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of Carnivorous, Pachydermatous, and Edentate Mammalia in the by John Edward Gray (1869)
"Ceratotherium simum, Gray, PZS 1867, p. 1027. The Square-nosed or White Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros simus), Harris, BM p. 282. Portraits of Wild Animals of SA p. ..."

2. Proceedings by Zoological Society of London (1867)
"655. " Gentle and a ' grazer ;' living in open plains, feeding on grass." —A. Smith. 1. Ceratotherium simum. ..."

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