PACHYDERM


Meaning of PACHYDERM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-ki-ˌdərm ]

noun

Etymology: French pachyderme, from Greek pachydermos thick-skinned, from pachys thick + derma skin; akin to Sanskrit bahu dense, much — more at derm-

Date: 1838

: any of various nonruminant mammals (as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin ; especially : elephant

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