black rhinoceros

/blæk raɪˌnɑsərəs/
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Other forms: black rhinoceroses

Definitions of black rhinoceros
  1. noun
    African rhino; in danger of extinction
    synonyms: Diceros bicornis
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    type of:
    rhino, rhinoceros
    massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
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