pachydermatous, pachydermal, pachydermic, pachydermous
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pachydermic (comparative more pachydermic, superlative most pachydermic)
(medicine) Characterized by or characteristic of pachydermy.
Pertaining to the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata.
Pertaining to or involving elephants.
Massive; elephantine.
Ponderous; slow and deliberate.
Thick-skinned; insensitive.
Source: Wiktionary
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
