Atelodus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhinoceros \Rhi*noc"e*ros\ (r[-i]*n[o^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [L.,
     fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose
     + ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc['e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zool.)
     Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros},
     {Atelodus}, and several allied genera of the family
     {Rhinocerotidae}, of which several living, and many extinct,


     species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually
     have either one or two stout conical median horns on the
     snout.
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     Note: The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
           ({Rhinoceros Indicus} and {Rhinoceros Sondaicus}) have
           incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the
           very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or
           three African species belong to {Atelodus}, and have
           two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor
           and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian,
           two-horned species belong to {Ceratohinus}, in which
           incisor and canine teeth are present. See {Borele}, and
           {Keitloa}.
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     {Rhinoceros auk} (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific
        ({Cerorhina monocrata}) which has a deciduous horn on top
        of the bill.
  
     {Rhinoceros beetle} (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus
        {Dynastes}, having a horn on the head.
  
     {Rhinoceros bird}. (Zool.)
     (a) A large hornbill ({Buceros rhinoceros}), native of the
         East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on
         the bill. Called also {rhinoceros hornbill}. See
         {Hornbill}.
     (b) An African beefeater ({Buphaga Africana}). It alights on
         the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic
         insects.
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