keitloa

American  

[kahyt-loh-uh, kayt-] / ˈkaɪt loʊ ə, ˈkeɪt- /

noun

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

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keitloa British  

/ ˈkaɪtləʊə, ˈkeɪt- /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of keitloa

1830–40; said to be < Setswana

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Example Sentences

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keitloa

He had not moved from the spot where he ascended, as that was the broadest part, and where he was most out of reach of the elastic snout and long horns of the keitloa.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

Their food was principally grass, while the borelé and keitloa browse upon the tender shoots and leaves of bushes.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

This time he was not followed by the keitloa.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

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

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

Now, as the one that had attacked Hendrik was a black rhinoceros, and was not the borelé—for this was the kind they had encountered while hunting the gnoo—it must be the keitloa.

From The Young Yagers A Narrative of Hunting Adventures in Southern Africa by Mayne Reid

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