pachyderm

(păk'ĭ-dûrm')
n.
Any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.

[French pachyderme, from New Latin *Pachyderma, sing. of Pachydermata, obsolete order name, from Greek pakhudermos, thick-skinned : pakhus, thick + derma, skin; see derma¹.]

pachydermal pach'y·der'mal or pach'y·der'mic or pach'y·der'mous adj.

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IN BRIEF: A thick-skinned hoofed mammal (i.e. elephant).

My aunt loves to observe elephants and other pachyderms.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tykhud

Nederlands (Dutch)
dikhuid

Français (French)
n. - pachyderme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dickhäuter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ζωολ., μτφ.) παχύδερμο

Italiano (Italian)
pachiderma

Português (Portuguese)
n. - paquiderme (m)

Русский (Russian)
крупное толстокожее животное

Español (Spanish)
n. - paquidermo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tjockhudad fyrfoting, (t.ex. elefant), (även bildl. om person)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
厚皮类动物, 迟钝的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 厚皮類動物, 遲鈍的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 후피 동물, 둔감한 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 厚皮動物, 鈍感な人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سميك, بدين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בעל עור עבה, עב-עור, פיל, קרנף‬

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