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pachydermatous

/pak-i-dur-muh-tuhs/US // ˌpæk ɪˈdɜr mə təs //

棘皮的,棘皮症,棘皮,棘皮的人

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
    • : thick-skinned; insensitive: a pachydermatous indifference to insults.

Examples

  • The impressionable peasant leads a larger, fuller, more dramatic life than the pachydermatous king.

  • But the pachydermatous inertia of the citizens of Alleghenia had yet its vulnerable spot, where the weapon might enter.

  • The plains of Siberia, stretching away towards the Arctic Ocean, sheltered countless hosts of huge pachydermatous quadrupeds.

  • The predominating forms are still pachydermatous, and the tapir type continues to be conspicuous.

  • Unless he could get away from his pachydermatous familiar, Pettengill must care for his cases that morning.