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Noun: pachyderm  'pa-ki,durm
  1. Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus
    "The term pachyderm is often used to describe elephants, though it's no longer used in scientific classification"

Derived forms: pachyderms

Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal

Encyclopedia: Pachyderm