Rhinoceros indicus

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

Rhinoceros indicus m

1. (archaic) A taxonomic species within the family Rhinocerotidae – one-horned Indian rhinoceros, synonym of 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 () 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

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Rhinoceros indicus”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Rhinoceros indicus at Index to Organism Names
• Rhinoceros unicornis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhinoceros unicornis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhinoceros unicornis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons