pachydermaladj.

Brit.

/ˌpakɪˈdəːml/, U.S.

/ˌpækəˈdərm(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pachyderm n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < pachyderm n. + -al suffix¹; compare dermal adj. Compare earlier pachydermatous adj. and slightly earlier pachydermous adj., pachydermic adj.

Of or relating to pachyderms; characteristic of a pachyderm; pachydermatous.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of or belonging to Pachydermata

pachydermatous1823

pachydermous1836

pachydermic1838

pachydermal1842

pachyderm1851

pachydermoid1856

pachydermatoid1882

1842 R. Owen in Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. 6 203 The Pachydermal fossil consists of a small mutilated cranium.

1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World ix. 197 The gigantic living pachydermal mammals, such as the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus.

1939 Montana: State Guide Bk. (Federal Writers' Project) 200 Her dimensions, like her sensibilities, were pachydermal; she tipped the scales at 190, stripped.

1977 H. Innes Big Footprints iv. i. 320 An elephant..moved with a quiet, deliberate pachydermal dignity.

1992 Economist 29 Feb. 76/1 The two-week meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)..will probably devote half its time to pachydermal affairs, rather than to less eye-catching rarities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pachydermal
释义	pachydermaladj. Brit. /ˌpakɪˈdəːml/, U.S. /ˌpækəˈdərm(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pachyderm n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < pachyderm n. + -al suffix¹; compare dermal adj. Compare earlier pachydermatous adj. and slightly earlier pachydermous adj., pachydermic adj. Of or relating to pachyderms; characteristic of a pachyderm; pachydermatous. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of or belonging to Pachydermata pachydermatous1823 pachydermous1836 pachydermic1838 pachydermal1842 pachyderm1851 pachydermoid1856 pachydermatoid1882 1842 R. Owen in Trans. Geol. Soc. 2nd Ser. 6 203 The Pachydermal fossil consists of a small mutilated cranium. 1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World ix. 197 The gigantic living pachydermal mammals, such as the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus. 1939 Montana: State Guide Bk. (Federal Writers' Project) 200 Her dimensions, like her sensibilities, were pachydermal; she tipped the scales at 190, stripped. 1977 H. Innes Big Footprints iv. i. 320 An elephant..moved with a quiet, deliberate pachydermal dignity. 1992 Economist 29 Feb. 76/1 The two-week meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)..will probably devote half its time to pachydermal affairs, rather than to less eye-catching rarities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1842
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