Rhinoceros indicus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Rhinoceros + indicus (“Indian”), named by Georges Cuvier in 1817.

Proper noun

Rhinoceros indicus m

1. (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocerotidae – one-horned Indian rhinoceros, now known as (Rhinoceros unicornis).
   • 1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552:

     The country of the Burmese, abounding in forests, affords extensive shelter to wild animals. The elephant and the rhinoceros—both the one-horned (R. indicus) and the two-horned (R. sumatranus)—are found in the deep forests of the country.

   Synonyms: Indian rhino, greater one-horned rhinoceros, great Indian rhinoceros

References

• “Rhinoceros indicus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Rhinoceros indicus at Index to Organism Names
• Rhinoceros indicus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia