Definition of Diceros bicornis

1. Noun. African rhino; in danger of extinction.

Exact synonyms: Black Rhinoceros
Generic synonyms: Rhino, Rhinoceros
Group relationships: Diceros, Genus Diceros

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diceros Bicornis

Diaptomus
Dias
Diaspididae
Diaspora
Diatomophyceae
Diaz
Dibothriocephalus
Dibothriocephalus latus
Dibranchia
Dicamptodon ensatus
Dicamptodontidae
Dicentra canadensis
Dicentra cucullaria
Dicentra spectabilis
Diceros
Diceros bicornis (current term)
Diceros simus
Dichelobacter nodosus
Dichondra micrantha

Literary usage of Diceros bicornis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. British Mammals: An Attempt to Describe and Illustrate the Mammalian Fauna by Harry Hamilton Johnston (1903)
"Both of these, especially the last-named, were closely related to the pointed-lipped African rhinoceros of to-day (Diceros bicornis] ; indeed, ..."

2. Chinese Clay Figures by Berthold Laufer (1914)
"Their true color is smoke gray of Ridgway, a color conspicuously lighter than the dark clove-brown of their geographical aUy, Diceros bicornis. ..."

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