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pachyderm or pachiderm (pl pachydermata)

Term: pachyderm or pachiderm (pl pachydermata)

Literally meaning: ?thick skin?

Origin: Anc Greek

?????/pachys(=thick)

+?????/derma(=skin) > ?????/desma(=bonds) because skin keeps the body tight > ????/dero(=to peel, to flay).

Coined/History

In 1797 by French zoologist George Leopole Chretien Frederic Dagobert Cuvier (1769-1832)

Definition

Pachyderma is an obsolete order of thick-skinned , hoofed mammals such as the elephants, rhinoceroses, mammoths, hippopotami and pigs.

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