Definition of Indian rhinoceros

1. Noun. Having one horn.

Exact synonyms: Rhinoceros Unicornis
Generic synonyms: Rhino, Rhinoceros
Group relationships: Genus Rhinoceros

Definition of Indian rhinoceros

1. Noun. A species of rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, in the familia Rhinocerotidae. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indian Rhinoceros

Indian pea
Indian pink
Indian pipe
Indian plantain
Indian podophyllum resin
Indian poke
Indian poker
Indian pony
Indian potato
Indian python
Indian race
Indian rat snake
Indian rattlebox
Indian red
Indian relish
Indian rhinoceros (current term)
Indian rhinoplasty
Indian rhododendron
Indian rhubarb
Indian rice
Indian rosewood
Indian rupee
Indian salad
Indian senna
Indian sickness
Indian strawberry
Indian style
Indian summer
Indian summers
Indian sunburn

Literary usage of Indian rhinoceros

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

1. London by Charles Knight (1851)
"... in which we find the stupendous Indian elephant, and that comparatively rare animal in England, the one-horned, or Indian rhinoceros —the original, ..."

2. The Polar and Tropical Worlds: A Description of Man and Nature in the Polar by Georg Hartwig (1872)
"... Habits—Modes of Hunting the Rhinoceros—The One-Horned or Indian rhinoceros—The Two-Horned Rhinoceros of the Malay Archipelago—Rhinoceros-Paths in Java. ..."

3. The Standard Library of Natural History: Embracing Living Animals of Thw by Charles John Cornish (1908)
"Despite its great size and strength, the Indian rhinoceros ... When the Indian rhinoceros does make good its charge against either man or elephant, ..."

4. Fifty Years' Reminiscences of India: A Retrospect of Travel, Adventure and by Fitz William Thomas Pollok (1896)
"Indian rhinoceros. Erroneous ideas as to the impenetrability of a rhinoceros' hide— Generally harmless, but dangerous when wounded—Herd with elephant and ..."

5. Wild beasts and their ways: Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America by Samuel White Baker (1890)
""The Indian rhinoceros. (Rh. Indicus, Cuv.) In addition to its twenty grinders, this species has two stout incisive teeth in each jaw, together with two ..."

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