pachyderm

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An elephant
Someone who is insensitive
A person that is not affected by (does not care about) what others say about him or her
A member of the obsolete taxonomic group Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse
Someone (or something) with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus
{i} large and thick-skinned mammal (especially an elephant, rhinoceros, etc.); insensitive person
One of the Pachydermata
any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
an animal with thick skin, such as an elephant (from pachys + derma )
pachyderms
plural of pachyderm
pachyderm

    Hyphenation

    pa·chy·derm

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'pa-ki-"d&rm ] (noun.) 1838. pachy- + derma, from Ancient Greek παχύδερμος (pachydermos) παχύς (pachys), (thick) + δέρμα (derma), skin
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