Diceros Simus (Noun)
Meaning
Large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Diceros simus, commonly known as the southern-central black rhinoceros, has seen significant population decline over the years.
- Researchers carefully studied the remaining diceros simus to find potential ways of preventing its extinction.
- Poaching led to a sharp decrease in the population of the endangered diceros simus in African savannas.
- At the zoo, conservationists focused on the reproduction and preservation of the nearly extinct diceros simus.
- After numerous observations and classifications, the African black rhinoceros is also sometimes known as diceros simus, reflecting on possible genera confusion.