pachy-, pacho-, pach-
(Greek: thick, dense; large, massive)
This element is used in the formation of botanical, zoological, and pathological or medical terms.
pachypodous
pachypteron
pachypterous
pachyrhinic
Having a thick or broad nose.
Pachyrhinosaurus
A “thick-nosed lizard” from Late Cretaceous Alberta, Canada; and Alaska. Named by U. S. fossil hunter Charles Mortram Sternberg (1885-1981) in 1950.
pachyrhynchous
pachysandra
pachysaurian
Pachysaurus
This nomenclature (“thick lizard”) is no longer recognized by scientists because they found that it described an animal that was previously given another name which is Plateosaurus. Named by German paleontologist Friedrich von Huene, 1908 or L. J. Fitzinger, in 1843 (?).
pachysomia
pachystichous
Having thick lines or rows.
pachytrichous
Having hair that is thicker than normal.
Pachytroctidae
pachyvaginitis
Riftia pachyptila
The tube worm, a dominant deep-sea vent animal.
