keitloa

[ kahyt-loh-uh, keyt- ]

/ ˈkaɪt loʊ ə, ˈkeɪt- /

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

Origin of keitloa

1830–40; said to be < Setswana

keister, keita, keitel, keitele, keith, keitloa, keizer, kekeno, kekerengu, kekkonen, keks

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

The Young Yagers |Mayne Reid
Their food was principally grass, while the borelé and keitloa browse upon the tender shoots and leaves of bushes.

The Young Yagers |Mayne Reid
At this moment, as if echoing his thoughts, the keitloa began to exhibit before him one of its peculiar habits.

The Young Yagers |Mayne Reid
Had it been borelé or keitloa there would have been nothing strange in it.

The Young Yagers |Mayne Reid

These four kinds are known among the natives as the “borele,” the “keitloa,” the “muchocho,” and “kobaoba.”

The Bush Boys |Captain Mayne Reid

keitloa

/ (ˈkaɪtləʊə, ˈkeɪt-) /

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

C19: from Tswana khetlwa