英语词汇white rhinoceros的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	white rhinoceros
词源	white rhinoceros. The white rhinoceros of Africa is mi- snamed, for it is slate gray in color. The white rhino takes its first name from the Dutch wijd, “wide,” for its wide upper lip and muzzle, this corrupted to white over the years. See alsorhinoceros.
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