black rhinoceros
nounDefinition of black rhinoceros
: 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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Rhinoceroses There are two species—the black rhinoceros and the white rhinoceros—and five subspecies between them left in Africa. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "What are Africa’s Big Five? Meet the continent’s most iconic wildlife," 26 July 2019 After a 15-month pregnancy, Lincoln Park Zoo’s Kapuki, an eastern black rhinoceros, gave birth to a healthy male calf May 19. — chicagotribune.com, "15 Things to do with the kids, July 1-7," 30 June 2019 At the border between indoor space and the outdoor yard in the zoo’s Eastern black rhinoceros exhibit, a hydraulic door whirred. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Rhino Watch ’19: New baby rhinoceros a reluctant star at Lincoln Park Zoo," 18 June 2019 Two male and three female eastern black rhinoceroses were released into protective enclosures and will eventually be introduced into open plains to increase the genetic diversity of the park’s rhino population, said officials. — Washington Post, "5 endangered black rhinos relocated from Europe to Rwanda," 25 June 2019 All are Eastern black rhinoceroses, a species critically endangered in the African wild. — Steve Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Rhino Watch ’19: New baby rhinoceros a reluctant star at Lincoln Park Zoo," 18 June 2019 In 2015, the park reintroduced lions and in 2017, the rare East black rhinoceros. — Nina Sovich, WSJ, "Secret Safaris: Little-Known National Parks in Africa," 22 Feb. 2019 Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A rare black rhinoceros calf, born on Dec. 9, is seen with his mother Maisha at a zoo in the Czech city of Dvur Kralove nad Labem. — WSJ, "Photos of the Week," 4 Jan. 2019 Six black rhinoceroses were flown from South Africa to Zakouma National Park in Chad last week, reuniting the threatened animal with a land it has not roamed in nearly five decades. — Sandra E. Garcia, New York Times, "Black Rhinos Roam Chad for the First Time in 46 Years," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'black rhinoceros.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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