keitloa

American  

[kahyt-loh-uh, keyt-] / 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

Example Sentences

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keitloa

Hendrik had heard this about the keitloa, and no longer wondered at its having attacked him in the savage and unprovoked manner it had done.

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

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

The keitloa followed, keeping with him step for step; and apparently roused to fresh vigilance, as if it feared that its victim was about to attempt an escape.

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

When another hour had passed, and still the keitloa kept watching him from below, he became more than uneasy—he became alarmed.

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