pachyderm

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  1. noun Any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.

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  • As Cambo rumbled around the compartment looking for a pachyderm-sized exit, she was immediately followed by Queenie. —  Elephant Song
  • Poison Jim was a lush, and nobody wants a bulland with a nose like a fire alarm in control of tons of pachyderm. —  Elephant Song
  • Several hands were helping the vet work on the anesthetized pachyderm while two bullhands stood between the operation and the remaining bulls. —  Elephant Song
  • But besides being a killer, that particular pachyderm was hurting, frightened, and angry. —  Elephant Song
  • Raising his arms from where he stood beside that great black pachyderm, he flung back his head and sang again. —  The Skrayling Tree
 

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  1. French pachyderme, from New Latin *Pachyderma, sing. of Pachydermata, obsolete order name, from Greek pakhudermos, thick-skinned : pakhus, thick + derma, skin; see derma1.

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  1. =F. pachyderme, from Greek παχύδερμος, thick-skinned, from παχύσ, thick, + δέρμα, skin: see derm.
 

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/ˈpækɪdərm/
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