pachyderm
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pachyderm
- /ˈpæk.ɪˌdɜː(ɹ)m/ UK
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Borrowed from French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”).
noun pachyderms
- A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
- An elephant. And so it happened that before the elephant realized that his new enemy had leaped from his path Tarzan had driven his iron-shod spear from behind the massive shoulder straight into the fierce heart, and the colossal pachyderm had toppled to his death at the feet of the ape-man.
- A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.
- Someone who is insensitive.
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noun member of the group Pachydermata
| Español | paquidermo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 厚皮動物 /厚皮动物 |
| Português | paquiderme |
| Français | pachyderme |
| Deutsch | Dickhäuter |
| Italiano | pachiderma |
| Ελληνικά | παχύδερμο pachýdermo |
noun someone with thick skin
| Español | paquidermo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Dickhäuter |
| Italiano | pachiderma |
| Ελληνικά | παχύδερμο pachýdermo |
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