pachyderm

any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus ;

pachyderma

thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction ;

pachyrhizus

small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots ;

pachyrhizus erosus

Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils ;

pachyrhizus tuberosus

twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots ;

pachysandra

any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover ;

pachysandra procumbens

low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere ;

pachysandra terminalis

slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover ;

pachytene

the third stage of the prophase of meiosis ;

pacific

the largest ocean in the world ;

pacific bonito

probably a northern strain of Chile bonito ;

pacific bottlenose dolphin

a bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean ;

pacific coast

a coast of the Pacific Ocean ;

pacific cod

closely related to Atlantic cod ;

pacific giant salamander

large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America ;

pacific halibut

a righteye flounder found in the Pacific ;

pacific hemlock

tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree ;

pacific herring

important food fish of the northern Pacific ;

pacific newt

any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America ;

pacific northwest

a region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia ;

pacific ocean

the largest ocean in the world ;

pacific plum

shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit ;

pacific ridley

olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans ;

pacific sardine

small pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America ;

pacific silver fir

medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed ;

pacific spiny dogfish

dogfish of Pacific coast of North America ;

pacific standard time

standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States ;

pacific sturgeon

food and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America ;

pacific time

standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States ;

pacific tree toad

the most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America ;

pacific tripletail

tripletail found in the Pacific ;

pacific walrus

a walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific ;

pacific yew

small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood ;

pacification

actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency ; the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" ; a treaty to cease hostilities; "peace came on November 11th" ;

pacificism

the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration ; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable ;

pacificist

someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes ;

pacifier

device used for an infant to suck or bite on ; someone who tries to bring peace ;

pacifism

the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration ; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable ;

pacifist

someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes ;

pacing

walking with slow regular strides ; (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played ;