English

Noun

pachyderm ‎(plural pachyderms)

Elephants are pachyderms

1. Someone (or something) with thick skin. It is used for animals such as an elephant or a hippopotamus.
2. (obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
3. (informal) An elephant
4. (idiomatic) A person that is not affected by (does not care about) what others say about him or her.
5. (idiomatic) Someone who is insensitive.

Translations

• Greek: παχύδερμο n ‎(pachýdermo) (3,4)