pachyderm
pac·hy·derm
noun
1.
any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
Origin
Borrowed from French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”).
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