pachyderm.
(Of the Gr. ?, thickness, and -dermo).
1. adj. Zool. It is said the mammalian artiodactyl, omnivorous or herbivorous, of very thick and hard skin; e.g., the wild boar and the hippopotamus. U t. c. s. m.
2. m. pl. Zool. Suborder of these animals.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
