Merck's rhinoceros

English

Etymology

Named after Carl Heinrich Merck, who gave the initial name to the species in 1784 as Rhinoceros incisivus. The widely used junior synonym of the species Rhinoceros mercki dates from 1841, by Johann Jakob Kaup.

Noun

Merck's rhinoceros (plural Merck's rhinoceroses)

1. An extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

Synonyms

• forest rhinoceros, forest rhino, Merck's rhino