Rhinoceros sumatranus

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Rhinoceros + sumatranus (“Sumatran”).

Proper noun

Rhinoceros sumatranus m

1. (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