Definition of Keitloa

1. n. A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer.

Definition of Keitloa

1. Noun. A variety of the black rhinoceros ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Keitloa

1. a rhinoceros [n -S] - See also: rhinoceros

Medical Definition of Keitloa

1. A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros (Atelodus keitloa). It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one, or even longer. Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Keitloa

kei apple bush
keight
keilhau-ite
keilhauite
keilite
keir
keiretsu
keiretsus
keirin
keirins
keirospasm
keirs
keister
keisters
keithconnite
keitloa (current term)
keitloas
kekaeshi
keks
keksye
keksyes
kekulene
keld
kelectome
kelep
keleps
kelim
kelims
keliximab

Literary usage of Keitloa

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

1. Mammalia: Their Various Orders and Habits Popularly Illustrated by Typical by Louis Figuier, Guillaume Louis Figuier (1870)
"The keitloa is said to grow to six feet high at the shoulder, and may at least ... The horns of the keitloa are much longer than in the other species, ..."

2. William Cotton Oswell, Hunter and Explorer: The Story of His Life, with by William Edward Oswell, David Livingstone (1900)
"... White rhinoceros tosses Oswell and his horse — A gallant vengeance — Oswell tossed by a keitloa— ..."

3. Lake Ngami: Or, Explorations and Discoveries During Four Years' Wanderings by Charles John Andersson (1857)
"A complete and full-grown foetus of R. keitloa that I once obtained measured thus : Length of body (from tip of nose, over the head, and Ft. ^ along the ..."

4. Illustrated Natural History for Young People by John George Wood (1882)
"Being made of very strong materials, it is employed in the manufacture of ramrods, clubs, and other similar implements. When prop- keitloa, OR SLOAN'S ..."

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