Cerorhina monocrata
(gcide) | Rhinoceros \Rhi*noc"e*ros\ (r[-i]*n[o^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [L.,
fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose
+ ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc['e]ros. See Horn.] (Zool.)
Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros,
Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family
Rhinocerotidae, 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.
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Note: The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
(Rhinoceros Indicus and Rhinoceros 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.
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Rhinoceros auk (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific
(Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top
of the bill.
Rhinoceros beetle (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus
Dynastes, having a horn on the head.
Rhinoceros bird. (Zool.)
(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.
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