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Webster 1913 Edition

Malacoderm

Mal′a-co-derm

,

Noun.

[Gr.

μαλακόσ

soft + [GREEK] skin.]

(Zool.)

One of a tribe of beetles (

Malacodermata

), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies.

Definition 2024

malacoderm

malacoderm

English

Noun

malacoderm ‎(plural malacoderms)

(zoology) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body.
The fireflies are malacoderms.