keitloa

[ kahyt-loh-uh, keyt- ]

/ ˈkaɪt loʊ ə, ˈkeɪt- /

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noun

a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.

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Origin of keitloa

1830–40; said to be <Setswana

Words nearby keitloa

keister, Keita, Keitel, Keitele, Keith, keitloa, Keizer, kekeno, kekerengu, Kekkonen, keks

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How to use keitloa in a sentence

Until the keitloa should leave the spot, there was not the slightest hope of his escaping.
The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid
Had it been borelé or keitloa there would have been nothing strange in it.
The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid
Their food was principally grass, while the borelé and keitloa browse upon the tender shoots and leaves of bushes.
The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid
The white ones were called respectively “kobaoba” and “muchocho,” the black ones “borelé” and “keitloa.”
The Young Yagers|Mayne Reid

At this moment, as if echoing his thoughts, the keitloa began to exhibit before him one of its peculiar habits.
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British Dictionary definitions for keitloa

keitloa

/ (ˈkaɪtləʊə, ˈkeɪt-) /

noun

a southern African variety of the black two-horned rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis

Word Origin for keitloa

C19: from Tswana khetlwa

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