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pachyderms

pachyderms is the plural of pachyderm.

Meaning of pachyderm

Noun

pachyderm (plural pachyderms)

  1. (obsolete) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
  2. (informal) 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.1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 132
  3. (figuratively) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.
  4. (figuratively) Someone who is insensitive.

Questions about pachyderms

What is pachyderms the plural of?
Pachyderms is the plural of pachyderm.

Words near pachyderms in the dictionary

  1. pachydermial
  2. pachydermic
  3. pachydermoid
  4. pachydermoperiostosis
  5. pachydermous
  6. pachyderms
  7. pachydermy
  8. pachydictyol
  9. pachydiscid
  10. pachydiscids
  11. pachyglossia

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