a southern African variety of the black two-horned rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis
Word origin
C19: from Tswana khetlwa
keitloa in American English
(ˈkaitlouə, ˈkeit-)
noun
a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn
Word origin
[1830–40; said to be ‹ Setswana]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, isomerism, showcase, stroboscope, walkover