pachyderme

Definitions of pachyderme
  1. noun
    any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
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    types:
    éléphant
    five-toed pachyderm
    type of:
    euthérien, mammifère euthérien, mammifère placentère
    mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
  2. noun
    massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa
    synonyms: hippopotame, tapir
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    type of:
    artiodactyles
    placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
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