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pachyderm

[pak-i-durm] / ˈpæk ɪˌdɜrm /
NOUN
nonruminant hoofed mammal
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The pachyderm, fondly known as Craig, died of natural causes on Saturday morning at Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, conservationists confirmed.

From BBC Jan. 3, 2026

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

Said pachyderm is on his way to a mansion in Bel-Air, at the time still a dusty desert mountain, for a party hosted by movie mogul Wallach.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 27, 2022

Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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