pachyderm

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæk.ɪˌdɜː(ɹ)m/

Noun

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.

Translations

someone with thick skin

• Czech: tlustokožec (cs) m
• Finnish: paksunahkainen
• German: Dickhäuter (de) m
• Greek: παχύδερμο (el) n (pachýdermo)
• Ido: pakidermo (io)
• Italian: pachiderma (it)
• Spanish: paquidermo

member of the group Pachydermata

• Asturian: paquidermu (ast) m
• Bulgarian: дебелокожо (bg) (debelokožo)
• Esperanto: paĥidermo
• French: pachyderme (fr) m
• German: Dickhäuter (de) m
• Greek: παχύδερμο (el) n (pachýdermo)
• Icelandic: þykkskinnungur m
• Ido: pakidermo (io)
• Italian: pachiderma (it)
• Macedonian: дебело́кожец m (debelókožec)
• Portuguese: paquiderme (pt) m
• Spanish: paquidermo m