Pachyderm Definition
păkĭ-dûrm
pachyderms
noun
Any of certain large, thick-skinned, hoofed animals, as the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, formerly classified together.
Webster's New World
A thick-skinned, insensitive, stolid person.
Webster's New World
(informal) An elephant.
Wiktionary
(idiomatic) A person that is not affected by (does not care about) what others say about him or her.
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Noun
Singular:
pachyderm
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pachydermsOrigin of Pachyderm
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French pachyderme from New Latin Pachydermata former order name from Greek pakhudermos thick-skinned pakhus thick derma skin derma1
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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pachy- + derma, from Ancient Greek παχύδερμος (pakhudermos), from παχύς (pakhus, “thick") + δέρμα (derma, “skin").
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