Javan rhinoceros

noun

Ja·​van rhinoceros ˈjä-vən- 

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

Examples of Javan rhinoceros in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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