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Ceratotherium simum

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Noun1.Ceratotherium simum - large light-grey African rhinoceros having two hornsCeratotherium simum - large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros
Diceros simus, white rhinoceros
rhino, rhinoceros - massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
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The white rhino's scientific name, Ceratotherium simum simum, tells us that this animal is a flat-nosed (simum), horned (ceros) beast (therio).
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