"pachyderm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpæk.ɪˌdɜː(ɹ)m/ [UK] Forms: pachyderms [plural]
Etymology: From French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pachyderme}} French pachyderme, {{af|en|pachy-|-derm|t1=thick|t2=skin}} pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pachyderm (plural 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. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Elephants Translations (member of the group Pachydermata): paquidermu [masculine] (Asturian), дебелокожо (debelokožo) (Bulgarian), paĥidermo (Esperanto), pachyderme [masculine] (French), Dickhäuter [masculine] (German), παχύδερμο (pachýdermo) [neuter] (Greek), þykkskinnungur [masculine] (Icelandic), pakidermo (Ido), pachiderma (Italian), дебело́кожец (debelókožec) [masculine] (Macedonian), paquiderme [masculine] (Portuguese), paquidermo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pachyderm-en-noun-AuBlBVLJ Disambiguation of Elephants: 63 31 3 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pachy-, English terms suffixed with -derm, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 3 19 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pachy-: 56 6 23 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -derm: 61 5 21 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 6 16 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 4 12 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 3 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 67 4 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 65 4 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 51 2 32 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 83 4 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 65 4 14 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 4 13 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 5 13 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 80 4 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 67 4 13 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 84 3 9 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 81 4 11 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 43 3 36 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 3 34 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 2 8 3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'member of the group Pachydermata': 100 0 0 0
  2. (informal) An elephant Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-pachyderm-en-noun-98w30bFk
  3. (idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about them. Tags: idiomatic Translations (someone with thick skin): tlustokožec [masculine] (Czech), paksunahkainen (Finnish), Dickhäuter [masculine] (German), παχύδερμο (pachýdermo) [neuter] (Greek), pakidermo (Ido), pachiderma (Italian), paquidermo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-pachyderm-en-noun-N8EuI~DU Categories (other): Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 43 3 36 17 Disambiguation of 'someone with thick skin': 10 0 88 2
  4. (idiomatic) Someone who is insensitive. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-pachyderm-en-noun-4wwTwzHL Categories (other): Terms with Macedonian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 43 3 36 17

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      "sense": "member of the group Pachydermata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "þykkskinnungur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "member of the group Pachydermata",
      "word": "pakidermo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "member of the group Pachydermata",
      "word": "pachiderma"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "debelókožec",
      "sense": "member of the group Pachydermata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дебело́кожец"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "member of the group Pachydermata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paquiderme"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of the group Pachydermata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paquidermo"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Pachydermata"
  ],
  "word": "pachyderm"
}

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