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PACHYDERM
Definition of PACHYDERM
noun
A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant and tapir.
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Other senses
PACHYDERM carries 4 further meanings.
noun
Any of various large, thick-skinned, hoofed mammals such as the elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus.
Thick-skinned, as a member of the Pachydermata. Also pachydermal, pachydermatous, pachydermous.
noun
A non-ruminant hoofed quadruped; any member of the old order Pachydermata.
noun
Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin, including the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, one of the Pachydermata.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French pachyderme, equivalent to pachy- (“thick”) + -derm (“skin”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- French
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
5th
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
7.2%
of traced words share this origin (2,141)
branch · 15.4% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, PACHYDERM · 1 relative in the game
PACHYDERM in a sentence
“The paper said the pachyderm is estimated to be 18 years old and is the fifth white elephant captured since 2001.”
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
PACHYDERM in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 56 boards so far. 254 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 24, 13 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 150, 17 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First ever to find it
on Day 24, 13 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
PACHYDERM starts with P and ends with M. Sorted, its letters read ACDEHMPRY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of PACHYDERM. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start PACHYD
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 24
Could you have found PACHYDERM?
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