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
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Some animals on the endangered species list include cheetahs, lemurs, marine otters, black rhinoceroses, blue whales, polar bears and several others.
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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
Other animals: Giraffe, alpaca, dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, hyena, porcupine, prairie dogs, hornbill birds, curassow birds, capybara, lion, horses, Grévy’s zebra, Indian rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, llama, anoa, African buffalo, bontebok and cassowary.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
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Moná Thomas, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
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
Other animals: Giraffe, alpaca, dromedary camel, Bactrian camel, hyena, porcupine, prairie dogs, hornbill birds, curassow birds, capybara, lion, horses, Grévy’s zebra, Indian rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, llama, anoa, African buffalo, bontebok and cassowary.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Black rhinoceros.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20rhinoceros. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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