keitloa

[ kahyt-loh-uh, keyt- ]

noun

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

keitloa

/ ˈkeɪt-; ˈkaɪtləʊə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of keitloa¹

1830–40; said to be < Setswana

Word History and Origins

Origin of keitloa¹

C19: from Tswana khetlwa

Example Sentences

Until the keitloa should leave the spot, there was not the slightest hope of his escaping.

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Had it been borelé or keitloa there would have been nothing strange in it.

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

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The white ones were called respectively “kobaoba” and “muchocho,” the black ones “borelé” and “keitloa.”

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

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