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one-horned rhinoceros

noun
variants: or one-horned rhino

Definition of one-horned rhinoceros

: either of two Asian rhinoceroses (genus Rhinoceros) having a single horn:
a : indian rhinoceros
b : javan rhinoceros

Examples of one-horned rhinoceros in a Sentence

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 The tiger is believed to be have come from the neighboring Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to tigers, elephants, bears, and the world's largest population of one-horned rhinoceroses. — Zoe Sottile And Manveena Suri, CNN, "Tiger takes catnap on bed in Indian home after fleeing huge floods," 19 July 2019 One male and two female calves one-horned rhinoceros, who were rescued during monsoon floods over the past two years from a famed wildlife preserve in India’s northeast, were on Friday transported to a local zoo for breeding. — Washington Post, "AP PHOTOS: 3 rhino calves survive Indian floods, sent to zoo," 13 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of one-horned rhinoceros

1835, in the meaning defined above

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