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Definition of Diceros simus
1. Noun. Large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diceros Simus
Literary usage of Diceros simus
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)
"... to the large " white," or Burchell's, rhinoceros, which still lingers in East
and South- Central Africa (Diceros simus, the Square-lipped). ..."
2. British Museum Guides: Vertrbrates by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"Of the two species, the larger is the White Rhinoceros, also known as Burchell's
or the Square-mouthed Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros [Diceros] simus, 1002, fig. ..."
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