pachyderm

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, pig and horse.
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 him or her.
4. (idiomatic) Someone who is insensitive.

Translations

someone with thick skin

Czech: tlustokožec (cs) m Finnish: paksunahkainen Greek: παχύδερμο 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 n (pachýdermo) Icelandic: þykkskinnungur m Ido: pakidermo (io) Italian: pachiderma (it) Spanish: paquidermo m