malacodermadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmaləkə(ʊ)dəːm/, U.S.

/ˌmæləkoʊˈdərm/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French malacoderme; Greek μαλακόδερμος.

Etymology: < (i) French malacoderme (1765), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek μαλακόδερμος (Aristotle Hist. Animalium) < μαλακο- malaco- comb. form + -δερμος -derm comb. form. Compare scientific Latin Malacodermi ( P. A. Latreille Buffon's Hist. nat.: Crustacés et insectes (1802) III. 103), Italian malacodermi , plural (1828); also malacodermatous adj.

Zoology. Now rare.

A. adj.

Having a soft integument; belonging to a group characterized by such an integument; spec. (of a beetle) of the former group Malacodermata (or Malacodermi), comprising soft-bodied species such as soldier beetles and fireflies (now in the superfamilies Cantharoidea, Cleroidea, and Lymexyloidea).

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malacoderm1835

malacodermatous1835

malacodermous1839

1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxii. 414 The Malacoderm, or soft-coated Reptiles, appear the legitimate successors of the Fishes.

1895 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 16 98 (title) On the Dascillidæ and Malacoderm Coleoptera of Japan.

1919 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 325 (heading) The malacoderm genera Prionocerus and Idgia, and their sexual characters.

1955 R. A. Crowson Nat. Classification Families Coleoptera 113 Broadly speaking, one may say that the Heteromera show a trend away from the compactly built, long-lived, hibernating Clavicorn type of adult structure and towards a free-living, loosely-built Malacoderm habitus.

B. n.

An animal of any of various groups formerly called Malacodermata, Malacoderma, or Malacodermi; spec. (a) a ‘malacoderm’ beetle (now rare); †(b) a sea anemone (obsolete); †(c) an amphibian (formerly regarded as a soft-skinned reptile) (obsolete).

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malacoderm1866

1866 Intellectual Observer No. 56. 134 This curious elongate Malacoderm.

1880 F. P. Pascoe Zool. Classif. (ed. 2) 139 The Malacoderms.

1890 Cent. Dict. Malacoderm, one of the Malacodermata or the Malacodermi.

1898 Science 1 Apr. 438/1 As regards Coleoptera mimicry is mainly found within the limits of the order itself—e.g.,..Malacoderms by Longicorns.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malacoderm
释义	malacodermadj.n. Brit. /ˈmaləkə(ʊ)dəːm/, U.S. /ˌmæləkoʊˈdərm/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French malacoderme; Greek μαλακόδερμος. Etymology: < (i) French malacoderme (1765), or its etymon (ii) ancient Greek μαλακόδερμος (Aristotle Hist. Animalium) < μαλακο- malaco- comb. form + -δερμος -derm comb. form. Compare scientific Latin Malacodermi ( P. A. Latreille Buffon's Hist. nat.: Crustacés et insectes (1802) III. 103), Italian malacodermi , plural (1828); also malacodermatous adj. Zoology. Now rare. A. adj. Having a soft integument; belonging to a group characterized by such an integument; spec. (of a beetle) of the former group Malacodermata (or Malacodermi), comprising soft-bodied species such as soldier beetles and fireflies (now in the superfamilies Cantharoidea, Cleroidea, and Lymexyloidea). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hide > having a soft skin malacoderm1835 malacodermatous1835 malacodermous1839 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xxii. 414 The Malacoderm, or soft-coated Reptiles, appear the legitimate successors of the Fishes. 1895 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 16 98 (title) On the Dascillidæ and Malacoderm Coleoptera of Japan. 1919 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 3 325 (heading) The malacoderm genera Prionocerus and Idgia, and their sexual characters. 1955 R. A. Crowson Nat. Classification Families Coleoptera 113 Broadly speaking, one may say that the Heteromera show a trend away from the compactly built, long-lived, hibernating Clavicorn type of adult structure and towards a free-living, loosely-built Malacoderm habitus. B. n. An animal of any of various groups formerly called Malacodermata, Malacoderma, or Malacodermi; spec. (a) a ‘malacoderm’ beetle (now rare); †(b) a sea anemone (obsolete); †(c) an amphibian (formerly regarded as a soft-skinned reptile) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [noun] > soft-skinned animal malacoderm1866 1866 Intellectual Observer No. 56. 134 This curious elongate Malacoderm. 1880 F. P. Pascoe Zool. Classif. (ed. 2) 139 The Malacoderms. 1890 Cent. Dict. Malacoderm, one of the Malacodermata or the Malacodermi. 1898 Science 1 Apr. 438/1 As regards Coleoptera mimicry is mainly found within the limits of the order itself—e.g.,..Malacoderms by Longicorns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1835
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