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A thick-skinned hoofed mammal (i.e. elephant).

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Usage examples (38)
  • My aunt loves to observe elephants and other pachyderms.
  • The paper said the pachyderm is estimated to be 18 years old and is the fifth white elephant captured since 2001.
  • To be in politics, a person is better off, bein 'called a pachyderm, rather than a weasel.
  • Googling "pachyderm" repeatedly and not getting the desired result.
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