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Pachyderm

//ˈpæk.ɪˌdɜː(ɹ)m// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir. obsolete
  2. 2
    any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus wordnet
  3. 3
    An elephant. informal

    "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."

  4. 4
    A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them. figuratively
  5. 5
    Someone who is insensitive. figuratively

Etymology

Borrowed from French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”).

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