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Noun: pachyderm  'paki`durm
  1. Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus

Derived forms: pachyderms

See also: pachydermic

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

Encyclopedia: Pachyderm