pachydermn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpakɪdəːm/, U.S.

/ˈpækəˌdərm/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pachyderme.

Etymology: < French pachyderme, noun (Cuvier Tableau élémen. de l'hist. nat. des animaux (1798) 150; 1616 as adjective in form pachuderm in an isolated attestation in sense ‘thick-skinned’, subsequently from 1835 as pachyderme ) < ancient Greek παχύδερμος thick-skinned (Aristotle) < παχυ- pachy- comb. form + -δερμος -derm comb. form. Compare slightly earlier Pachydermata n.

A. n.

1. Originally (Zoology): any mammal of the former order Pachydermata (see Pachydermata n.). In later (non-technical) use: any of a group of these, being typically large, thick-skinned, sparsely haired herbivores such as elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > Pachydermata > pachyderm or condition of being

pachyderm1828

pachydermatousness1854

the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts) of foot > quadruped > unspecified types of

dante1600

pachyderm1828

1828 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. 414 The instinct of attack which characterizes the walrus..is characteristic also of the land animals, the pachyderms, with which he is classed.

1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 415/2 That the quadruped under consideration [sc. Hyrax] is a true Pachyderm.

1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. ii. 53 England was inhabited by herbivorous pachyderms..previous to the elevation of the east and west chain.

1931 Geogr. Jrnl. 77 402 I doubt if any of the three great pachyderms, the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, will, if present conditions continue, survive beyond the next fifty years.

1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. iv. 38 A car or lorry is no protection against a cross or frightened pachyderm.

1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. viii. 184 The distinctive ears of the pachyderm on the coin showed clearly that it was an African elephant and not its more biddable Indian cousin.

2. figurative. A thick-skinned or insensitive person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > quality of being thick-skinned or shameless > person

pachyderm1863

1863 Littell's Living Age 27 June 586/1 The human pachyderm is, in some respects, a fortunate animal... The distinction between thick skins and thin ones lies in the temperament.

1867 J. Garfield in Cent. Mag. (1884) Jan. 417/2 Like all politicians he seems to have become a pachyderm.

1899 Catholic World Jan. 497 That venerable pachyderm, Rev. Dr. Hyde of Honolulu, whose hide was invulnerable even to the keen shafts of Robert Louis Stevenson's ‘Open Letter’.

1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) i. iii. 19 This pachyderm we work for can survive a few slings and arrows.

B. adj.

= pachydermatous adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

pachydermatous1823

pachydermous1836

pachydermic1838

pachydermal1842

pachyderm1851

pachydermoid1856

pachydermatoid1882

1851 J. Anderson Course of Creation 233 The Mastodon..was another of the extinct pachyderm class then inhabiting the island.

1868 Nat. Encycl. I. 821 Anthracotherium, a fossil genus of pachyderm mammals.

1921 E. Pound Let. 24 Dec. in T. S. Eliot Lett. (1988) I. 499 The upjut of his sperm Has rendered his senses pachyderm.

1989 P. Reading Perduta Gente in Coll. Poems (1996) ii. 171 Tremulous wart-knuckled pachyderm fingers Fumble a tin cup.

1994 Gazette (Montreal) 5 Nov. a4/1 Ever since Michel Bédard of the White Elephant Party was booked a couple of weeks ago for defacing MCM campaign posters, things have been quiet on the pachyderm front.

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

单词	pachyderm
释义	pachydermn.adj. Brit. /ˈpakɪdəːm/, U.S. /ˈpækəˌdərm/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pachyderme. Etymology: < French pachyderme, noun (Cuvier Tableau élémen. de l'hist. nat. des animaux (1798) 150; 1616 as adjective in form pachuderm in an isolated attestation in sense ‘thick-skinned’, subsequently from 1835 as pachyderme ) < ancient Greek παχύδερμος thick-skinned (Aristotle) < παχυ- pachy- comb. form + -δερμος -derm comb. form. Compare slightly earlier Pachydermata n. A. n. 1. Originally (Zoology): any mammal of the former order Pachydermata (see Pachydermata n.). In later (non-technical) use: any of a group of these, being typically large, thick-skinned, sparsely haired herbivores such as elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [noun] > Pachydermata > pachyderm or condition of being pachyderm1828 pachydermatousness1854 the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts) of foot > quadruped > unspecified types of dante1600 pachyderm1828 1828 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. 414 The instinct of attack which characterizes the walrus..is characteristic also of the land animals, the pachyderms, with which he is classed. 1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 415/2 That the quadruped under consideration [sc. Hyrax] is a true Pachyderm. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. ii. 53 England was inhabited by herbivorous pachyderms..previous to the elevation of the east and west chain. 1931 Geogr. Jrnl. 77 402 I doubt if any of the three great pachyderms, the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, will, if present conditions continue, survive beyond the next fifty years. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. iv. 38 A car or lorry is no protection against a cross or frightened pachyderm. 1992 F. McLynn Hearts of Darkness ii. viii. 184 The distinctive ears of the pachyderm on the coin showed clearly that it was an African elephant and not its more biddable Indian cousin. 2. figurative. A thick-skinned or insensitive person. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [noun] > quality of being thick-skinned or shameless > person pachyderm1863 1863 Littell's Living Age 27 June 586/1 The human pachyderm is, in some respects, a fortunate animal... The distinction between thick skins and thin ones lies in the temperament. 1867 J. Garfield in Cent. Mag. (1884) Jan. 417/2 Like all politicians he seems to have become a pachyderm. 1899 Catholic World Jan. 497 That venerable pachyderm, Rev. Dr. Hyde of Honolulu, whose hide was invulnerable even to the keen shafts of Robert Louis Stevenson's ‘Open Letter’. 1979 A. Hailey Overload (new ed.) i. iii. 19 This pachyderm we work for can survive a few slings and arrows. B. adj. = pachydermatous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of or belonging to Pachydermata pachydermatous1823 pachydermous1836 pachydermic1838 pachydermal1842 pachyderm1851 pachydermoid1856 pachydermatoid1882 1851 J. Anderson Course of Creation 233 The Mastodon..was another of the extinct pachyderm class then inhabiting the island. 1868 Nat. Encycl. I. 821 Anthracotherium, a fossil genus of pachyderm mammals. 1921 E. Pound Let. 24 Dec. in T. S. Eliot Lett. (1988) I. 499 The upjut of his sperm Has rendered his senses pachyderm. 1989 P. Reading Perduta Gente in Coll. Poems (1996) ii. 171 Tremulous wart-knuckled pachyderm fingers Fumble a tin cup. 1994 Gazette (Montreal) 5 Nov. a4/1 Ever since Michel Bédard of the White Elephant Party was booked a couple of weeks ago for defacing MCM campaign posters, things have been quiet on the pachyderm front. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1828
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