PACHYDERM


Meaning of PACHYDERM in English

/ ˈpækidɜːm; NAmE -dɜːrm/ noun

( technical ) a type of animal with a very thick skin, for example, an elephant

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French pachyderme , from Greek pakhudermos , from pakhus thick + derma skin.

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