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Pachydermata


Pachˊy-der′ma-ta

(păkˊĭ-dẽr′mȧ-tȧ)
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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
παχύδερμοσ
thick-skinned;
παχύσ
thick +
δέρμα
skin.]
(Zool.)
A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog; the pachyderms. It is now considered an artificial group.

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Pachydermata

Pachydermata

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Pachydermata

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Mammalia – variously defined, but generally hoofed quadrupeds that do not chew the cud, non-ruminant ungulates, including the pachyderms.