Rhinoceros sumatranus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Rhinoceros + sumatranus (“Sumatran”).

Proper noun

Rhinoceros sumatranus m

(archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocerotidae – two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros, now known as Dicerorhinus sumatrensis.
- 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: hairy rhinoceros, Asian two-horned rhinoceros

Hypernyms

(species): Perissodactyla - order; Rhinocerotidae - family; Rhinoceros - genus

References

Rhinoceros sumatranus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhinocerotidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Dicerorhinus sumatrensis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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