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malacoderm, a. and n. Nat. Hist.|ˈmæləkəʊdɜːm|
[f. Gr. µαλακό-ς soft + δέρµα skin.]
A. adj. Having a soft skin.
B. n. A soft-skinned animal; an animal of any of the various groups called Malacodermata (-derma, -dermi), viz.:
a. one of the two divisions of Reptiles, opposed to Sclerodermata;
b. a tribe of beetles, including the fireflies;
c. the sea-anemones.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xxii. 414 Though the Malacoderm, or soft-coated Reptiles, appear the legitimate successors of the Fishes. 1866Intell. Observ. No. 56. 134 This curious elongate Malacoderm [an insect]. 1880Pascoe Zool. Classif. (ed. 2) 139 The Malacoderms [= Telephoridæ]. |