pachydermatous
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pach·y·der·ma·tous
(pakē-dĕrmă-tŭs) Denotes having very thick skin.
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pachydermatous
Abnormally thick-skinned.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
References in classic literature
My battery captain called me a
Pachydermatous Anachronism the other day."
Cutler, the British officer, was
pachydermatous to ideas, but punctilious about behaviour.
So I suggest a trunk call Or perhaps we'll take a bus To remind these thick-skinned Nellies We're all
pachydermatous. Meanwhile we'll build a monument And there a plaque we'll set With names of all our fallen friends Lest we elephants forget.
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