Definitions for pachydermic
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pach•y•dermˈpæk ɪˌdɜrm(n.)
any large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammal, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
Category: Mammals
Origin of pachyderm:
1830–40; < NL Pachyderma, assumed sing. of Pachydermata (pl.) obs. order name < Gk pachý(s) thick +dérma skin
pach`y•der′mal(adj.)
pach`y•der′mic(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous(adj)
of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
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