Javan rhinoceros

noun

Ja·​van rhinoceros ˈjä-vən- How to pronounce Javan rhinoceros (audio)
ˈja-
variants or Javan rhino
: a small, endangered, one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) of southeastern Asia that has deeply folded skin and is now reduced to a single, small population in Java

called also lesser one-horned rhinoceros

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The Javan rhinoceros is a critically endangered animal, living on only one island of Indonesia with only a few dozen adults in the wild today, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024 Last are the mammals, from the mightiest Javan rhinoceros to the meekest mountain pygmy possum. David Allen, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Javan rhinoceros was in 1864

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“Javan rhinoceros.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Javan%20rhinoceros. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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