pachyderm

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Etymology

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From French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (thick) +‎ -derm (skin).

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Noun

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pachyderm (plural pachyderms)

Elephants are pachyderms
  1. (obsolete, zoology) 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
  3. (idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them.
  4. (idiomatic) Someone who is insensitive.

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