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单词 pachydermic
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pachydermicadj.

Brit. /ˌpakɪˈdəːmɪk/, U.S. /ˌpækəˈdərmɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pachyderm n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < pachyderm n. + -ic suffix; compare dermic adj. Compare earlier pachydermatous adj., slightly earlier pachydermous adj., and slightly later pachydermal adj.
= pachydermatous adj.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > [adjective] > of or belonging to Pachydermata
pachydermatous1823
pachydermous1836
pachydermic1838
pachydermal1842
pachyderm1851
pachydermoid1856
pachydermatoid1882
1838 Penny Cycl. XII. 416/2 The general balance of resemblance..is strongly in favour of the Pachydermic relationship of the animal.
1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 151/2 These and other Pachydermic forms.
1870 H. Tuttle Arcana of Nature (new ed.) 236 Next saurians advancing to the pachydermic mammals, and lastly, true pachyderms.
1915 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 21 268 A goodly thorn in a rather pachydermic public flesh.
1980 V. S. Pritchett Edge of Cliff 42 You follow the doctor's pachydermic figure.
1996 Daily Tel. 16 Sept. 16/2 The zoo is no longer a place where pachydermic fathers exchange disconsolate glances with the rhinos.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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