/ 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.
/ 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005