PACHYDERMAL

pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pachydermal (comparative more pachydermal, superlative most pachydermal)

synonym of pachydermic

(medicine) Characterized by or characteristic of pachydermy.

Pertaining to the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata.

Pertaining to or involving elephants.

Massive; elephantine.

Grainy.

Source: Wiktionary


Pach`y*der"mal, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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