# Merck's rhinoceros

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An extinct rhinoceros of species †Stephanorhinus kirchbergensis, living in Eurasia during the Pleistocene.

## Etymology
Named after Carl Heinrich Merck, who gave the initial name to the species in 1784 as Rhinoceros incisivus. The widely used junior synonym of the species Rhinoceros mercki dates from 1841, by Johann Jakob Kaup.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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