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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: Greek, from pachys 'thick' + derma 'skin'

pachyderm

 noun
     
Related topics: Animals
pach‧y‧derm [countable]
technicalHBA an animal with thick skin, such as an elephant
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