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pachyderm

[pak-i-durm] / ˈpæk ɪˌdɜrm /
NOUN
nonruminant hoofed mammal
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The pachyderm is expected to return to Sri Lanka after treatment, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena has said, and animal welfare activists hope he will be sent to a sanctuary.

From Reuters Jun. 21, 2023

The pachyderm rituals would not have seemed out of place at a human funeral: Some stood in quiet order while observing Tolstoy's remains, and others gently touched his body with their trunks.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2023

Mr Renjith sees the pachyderm at least once in two months.

From BBC Feb. 3, 2023

The Hermanos circus, like Ringling, has also evolved; it ultimately rebounded, he added, by shifting to theatrical storytelling in the absence of pachyderm wow.

From New York Times May 18, 2022

The prisoners heard it ap- Eroach, shaking the pavement with its weight like an invinci- le pachyderm.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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