See Also: pachyderm(medicine)
pachyderm(dictionary)
pachyderm(dictionary)

pachyderm (iou)



pachyderm noun. M19.
[French pachyderme from Greek pakhudermos thick-skinned, formed as PACHY- + derma skin.]
A thick-skinned quadruped, esp. an elephant, a hippopotamus, or a rhinoceros. Formerly, any of the obsolete group Pachydermata, comprising hoofed quadrupeds that do not chew the cud. M19.
fig. A thick-skinned person. M19.
pachy'dermatous adjective designating or pertaining to a pachyderm; fig. thick-skinned, not sensitive to criticism or rebuff: E19.
pachy'dermatously adverb E20.
pachy'dermatousness noun pachydermatous condition M19.
pachy'dermoid adjective (now rare) pachydermatous M19.