White Rhinoceros (Noun)
Meaning
Large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns; endangered; sometimes placed in genus Diceros.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The white rhinoceros is a grazer that lives in herds in the savannas of Africa.
- The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the white rhinoceros as endangered due to poaching and habitat loss.
- The name 'white rhinoceros' is often misleading, as the species is not actually white, but rather light gray in color.
- Conservation efforts are underway to protect the white rhinoceros and its dwindling habitat in Africa.
- The white rhinoceros is also known as the square-lipped rhinoceros due to its distinctive upper lip.