pachyderm
Example Sentences
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On nearby roads, it’s not uncommon to see pachyderms traipsing along with their mahouts straddling their thick necks as vehicles carefully navigate around them.
From New York Times
Mr Renjith sees the pachyderm at least once in two months.
From BBC
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
The prolific wiring allows the pachyderms to pull tree trunks out of the ground or pick up a single leaf, and to drink, store, and spray water.
From Science Magazine
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
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