black rhinoceros

noun

: a rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) of sub-Saharan Africa having a prehensile upper lip that protrudes in the middle

called also black rhino

Examples of black rhinoceros in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Residents include the Amur tiger, Asian elephant, and black rhinoceros. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024 In the clip from the Des Moines zoo, the eastern black rhinoceros energetically charges through piles of fresh snow. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024 The eastern black rhinoceros was recently filmed enjoying a habitat filled with fresh snow at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa. —

Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 31 Jan. 2024 Guests will also have the chance to track black rhinoceros with a female ranger from Save The Rhino Trust and meet the women behind the Penduka Development Trust. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for black rhinoceros

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of black rhinoceros was in 1835

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