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pachyderm

/ˈpækidɜːm/noun

उच्चारण पैकिडर्म

मोटी चमड़ी वाला बड़ा पशु (जैसे हाथी, गैंडा)

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noun
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    [C] technical

    a type of large animal with very thick skin, for example an elephant, a rhinoceros or a hippopotamus

    मोटी चमड़ी वाला बड़ा पशु (जैसे हाथी, गैंडा)

    • Kaziranga is home to pachyderms such as the one-horned rhinoceros and the elephant.
    • The forest department set up trenches to keep the pachyderms out of the fields.
◇Word family
pachydermatous adjective
§Grammar and usage

Usage: Indian newspapers often use pachyderm simply to mean an elephant, as in 'a rogue pachyderm'.

Usage में भारतीय अख़बार अक्सर pachyderm का प्रयोग केवल हाथी के अर्थ में करते हैं, जैसे 'a rogue pachyderm'।