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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
Generic synonyms: Rhino, Rhinoceros
Group relationships: Diceros, Genus Diceros
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diceros Bicornis
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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